A man has died after a fatal helicopter crash in the Hunter Thursday afternoon.
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Police, firefighters and emergency services were called to Maitland Vale, around 10 kilometres north of Maitland, around 4.20pm where they found a Bell 'Jet Ranger' helicopter had crashed into a riverbank.
The man, who officers found deceased at the scene, was yet to be formally identified Thursday.
Officers attached to Port Stephens-Hunter Police District established a crime scene and remain in the area into the evening.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has been notified and will conduct an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash.
A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner, police said in a statement.
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Simon McCarthy
Simon McCarthy is a journalist working at the Newcastle Herald in NSW. He writes news and features, and produces video and multimedia, for the Herald and Herald Weekender magazine. He contributes regularly to the Newcastle Herald’s daily Topics column, and is the co-creator and producer of the Toohey’s News podcast. McCarthy has worked as a journalist in regional NSW since 2013. He joined the newsroom of the Newcastle Herald in 2017 from the Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he worked from 2015 to 2016.
Simon McCarthy is a journalist working at the Newcastle Herald in NSW. He writes news and features, and produces video and multimedia, for the Herald and Herald Weekender magazine. He contributes regularly to the Newcastle Herald’s daily Topics column, and is the co-creator and producer of the Toohey’s News podcast. McCarthy has worked as a journalist in regional NSW since 2013. He joined the newsroom of the Newcastle Herald in 2017 from the Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he worked from 2015 to 2016.
