Originally Posted by
growahead
From ABC news: "Inspector John Ward said it appeared to break in half and plummet to the ground from a height of 200 metres."
The police spokesperson DID NOT say the tail broke off and it fell.
In response to a question about damage he said it had fallen 200 meters the tail had broken off and that it was a write off.
Press conference here, relevant section begins at 3.10 mark.
(Edit: new direct link)
https://www.facebook.com/themercury....5931747948408/
Spoke to ABC Hobart, who said their reporting was based on the above 9pm press conference.
Mjb