3 Dead in Firefighting Plane Crash in Outback Queensland

Three members of an aerial firefighting crew have died after their light plane crashed in remote northwest Queensland.
3 Dead in Firefighting Plane Crash in Outback Queensland
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Three members of an aerial firefighting crew have died after their light plane crashed in remote northwest Queensland.

A member of the public raised the alarm about 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, reporting the crash near a mine site northwest of McKinlay, near Cloncurry.