Helicopter Crash: Police name pilot
The body of a pilot that was recovered from the Omaru Valley in the Central North Island high country after his helicopter crashed.
Mark Duncan Didsbury, aged 39, from the Wairarapa, was located at approximately 11.30 yesterday morning. Yesterday, His body was airlifted out of the valley and he has now been formally identified.
Police staff have remained at the scene throughout the night working alongside inspectors from the Transport Accident Investigation Commission who will lead the investigation into the cause of the crash.
Police are working with the family and were unavailable to comment furthest.