North west flood 2019: Chopper pilots take the strain

Sally Gall
Updated February 13 2019 - 11:34am, first published February 12 2019 - 7:45pm
Cloncurry Mustering Company pilot, Dan Gresham, flew for 80km across the combined Flinders-Saxby Rivers flood on Friday afternoon without seeing land.
Cloncurry Mustering Company pilot, Dan Gresham, flew for 80km across the combined Flinders-Saxby Rivers flood on Friday afternoon without seeing land.

One group fully exposed to the absolute horror that has unfolded in Australia’s worst livestock disaster are the helicopter pilots and small plane operators that have been working from dawn to dusk since the rain stopped in Queensland’s north west.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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