A plane reported missing on a flight from Victoria to the NSW South Coast has been located.
About 4.35pm on Tuesday 15 July 2025, emergency services were notified of a possible plane crash in the vicinity of Dargals Trail, Snowy Valleys.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) was notified by Air Services Australia that a plane took off from Victoria, bound for Moruya Airport; however, it never arrived.
A command post was established, and a search commenced involving officers attached to the NSW Police Alpine Operations Unit, with assistance from NSW and Victoria Ambulance Service, National Parks and Wildlife Service, and the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre airwing, but the plane could not be located.
About 8.30am Wednesday 16 July, the multi-agency search resumed, involving officers attached to NSWS Police Rescue and Bomb Disposal Unit, State Emergency Services, National Parks and Wildlife Service and Snowy Hydro.
The AMSA Challenger rescue jet and two helicopters, from Victoria and Sydney conducted an overhead search.
About 4.00pm Thursday 17 July 2025, a rescue helicopter located what is believed to be the crashed plane near the planes last known GPS location.
About 12pm today (Friday 18 July 2025), a recovery operation will commence to retrieve and examine a plane following a plane crash, after it was located during search efforts in the Snowy Valleys yesterday (Thursday 17 July 2025).
The recovery operation will involve officers from Riverina Police District, PolAir, Police Rescue, and the Criminal Investigation and Crime Scene Unit.
