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Helicopter Crash on Trophy Hunt | Christchurch News
A helicopter crash on May 17th claimed the lives of pilot Matthew Brown and guide Michael Roach during a high-stakes trophy hunt. Hovering near a cliff to retrieve a chamois from a ravine, the aircraft suddenly plummeted—captured in a chilling photo by a passenger moments before impact. Cockpit footage and the emergency locator’s failed signal (due to a broken antenna) helped pinpoint the crash at 9:35 AM. The Airbus, barely two years old and recently inspected, was part of an aerial hunting operation that had already secured a tahr. Investigators are piecing together the tragedy as wreckage…
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