Tragedy Strikes as Plane Carrying Nine Passengers Crashes on Lizard Island
CAIRNS, Australia – A plane carrying nine passengers, including a young child, crashed on Lizard Island in the Great Barrier Reef after overshooting the runway, prompting a rescue operation to the scene at Lizard Island, a small granite island about 1624km northwest of Brisbane. Two rescue helicopters and a Royal Flying Doctor Service plane were deployed to the scene following reports of the crash at 7.30am on Monday. The Queensland Ambulance Service reported that the …