A 'mature-age' pilot has died in a helicopter crash at Cooloongatta Airport on QLD's Gold Coast around 1015hrs to-day

The 72 year-old student pilot - the only person on board the R-22 Robbo - was pronounced dead at the scene

The pilot and three passengers on board a chartered helicopter have spend the night 'outdoors' in Western Australia's Kimberley region after the pilot was forced to carry out an emergency landing after running low on fuel

An aircraft flying over the site picked up the emergency signal from the helicopter and alerted authorities - the group were on a fishing trip between Broome and Derby and will have to wait until daylight for fuel to be delivered