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Old 7th Feb 2016, 00:01
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Rotor Work
 
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Barwon Heads plane crash wreckage found but fourth victim still missing - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Barwon Heads plane crash wreckage found but fourth victim still missing
Posted about an hour ago

A Victoria Police boat docked at Point Lonsdale following a plane crash at Barwon Heads.
PHOTO: Crews have been searching for the wreckage for nearly two weeks.
Search crews have managed to find the fuselage of a plane that crashed in waters off the coast on Victoria's Bellarine Peninsula last month, but have yet to locate the fourth victim's body, police have said.

Divers and water police were able to bring the wreckage to the surface, along with the plane's engine block and propeller, on Saturday afternoon.

It was found about four kilometres offshore, between Point Lonsdale and Barwon Heads.

The plane, which took off from Moorabbin Airport, crashed on January 29, killing all four onboard.

The plane, carrying a 68-year-old Noble Park man, a 63-year-old woman and 65-year-old man from Black Rock, and a 55-year-old man from Mordialloc, had been flying to King Island.

Three of the victims' bodies have been recovered.

The wreckage was located by a remote operated vehicle which indicated the location of the plane and guided divers to the site, police said.

It was taken by barge to Williamstown, in Melbourne's west, for further inspection.

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