Aug 12, 2024
Pilot killed as helicopter crashes into Australian hotel
BBC. A pilot has died after their helicopter crashed into the roof of a hotel in the northern Queensland city of Cairns. The aircraft hit the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel at around 0150am local time on Monday, sparking a fire and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of guests. Two hotel guests - a man in his 80s and a woman in her 70s - were taken to hospital in a stable condition, the state's ambulance service said. British tourist Alastair Salmon was staying in the hotel, which is on the main esplanade in Cairns, and told The Australian Broadcasting Corporation he woke up to "a colossal ear-deafening bang". Two of the helicopter's rotor blades came off and landed on the esplanade and in the hotel pool, according to the ABC. Mr Salmon, from London, said that after being evacuated he initially mistook the helicopter's rotor blade for a lamppost.
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