The 24-year-old pilot of a Piper Pawnee has lost his life after the PA-25 he was flying during agricultural operations impacted the ground in unknown circumstances near Mortlake in Victoria

"The Piper Pawnee PA-25 crop duster came down on a property on the Hamilton Highway at Mortlake ..emergency services attended the scene but it appears the pilot died either on or shortly after impact"

The helicopter crew sent to rescue two people of an ultralight flying-boat that had made an emergency landing on Lake Eyre also needed rescuing after landing

A Media report had another "..helicopter was sent late last night from Moomba and transported the five stranded people to William Creek"