Helicopter neergestort;
"following an extensive search for the missing helicopter in the Central North Island, this morning the wreckage was located- and discoverd that there were no survivors.
Pilot Chris Barns and passenger Kim Austin went missing on Saturday, following a flight from Taupo to TePuke.
Barns and Austin are wellknown for their rallyxpliots with Barns most recent sporting profile in Powerboat racing-playing host to the WRC driver Freddy Loix, as part of a publicity show prior to last years Rally New Zealand.
Austin was the 1992 NZ Hillclimb Champioen and well known for his long standing love of Rallying.
Datum maandag 12 januari 2004
Bron: NZ Rallying