Light Aircraft Crash on Remote Great Barrier Reef Island Leaves Two Injured

CAIRNS, Australia – Two people are currently receiving treatment at Cairns Base Hospital after a small plane crashed on a remote island in the Great Barrier Reef, causing minor injuries. The Queensland Ambulance Service Acting Assistant Commissioner, Brina Keating, reported that the incident occurred early in the morning when a plane departing from Lizard Island’s runway collided with trees and overturned. Of the ten people on board, including nine adults and one 14-year-old girl, one …

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