Fox Glacier (NZ) plane crash

[Rod Sloan]

Reports just coming in now of a tourist plane has gone down near Fox Glacier on NZ's south island west coast.

SOURCE (http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/4096455/Fatal-Fox-Glacier-plane-crash)

[Nigel C]

Confirmed 9 dead.

[David Ramsay]

News reports suggest it was a tandem skydiving aircraft with pilot, four instructors, and four foreign tourists.

It's been a bad day for the South Island.

[Geoff W]

I heard earlier today there were 3 confirmed deaths, now to find out this latest update is unreal.

My thoughts go to all their families and friends.

An absolute wonderful part of the world I believe.

Yep, the South island sure has had more than it's fair share of sadness and distress today.

I am also wishing all the good folk in the CHC area all the very best for a super speedy recovery to a "normal" way of life as soon as that can happen for them.

Regards,

Geoff

[David Knudsen]

Aircraft was ZK-EUF a Fletcher FU-24-954.