Police have found the wreckage of a plane that crashed into Port Philip Bay south of Melbourne on Sunday. Camera operator James Rose and pilot instructor Stephen Gale are believed to have been onboard the aircraft.
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00:00 We're in Williamstown right now where the headquarters for Victoria Water Police and
00:05 Search and Rescue are.
00:07 Just a short time ago, police divers have returned here after being on the water this
00:11 morning.
00:12 Police say that they have found a large portion of the body of the plane, the fuselage, in
00:16 waters off Mornington this morning.
00:19 This is following this accident, this mid-air collision on Sunday afternoon.
00:23 The two aircraft, two former military jets, were performing formation flying over Port
00:29 Phillip on Sunday afternoon when it's believed, as I said, a mid-air collision has occurred
00:34 and one of these planes has plunged into the water off Mount Martha, off Mornington in
00:40 Port Phillip.
00:42 On board is, well, is believed to be a renowned cameraman, a renowned cameraman as well as
00:48 the pilot and owner of the aircraft, Stephen Gale, was on board.
00:53 It is now feared that both of those have perished in this accident.
00:57 Today, Victoria Police have, as I said, located the wreckage of this plane.
01:03 They've indicated that divers will go down to canvas the wreckage underwater before bringing
01:10 it up to the surface where they will then investigate the wreckage and then it's understood
01:14 that the wreckage will be brought back here to Williamstown for further investigation.
01:19 Right now, Victoria Police are obviously investigating, so too is the Australian Transport and Safety
01:24 Bureau.
01:25 They've indicated that this investigation could take up to two months and Victoria Police
01:30 today have reiterated their appeal to the public for more information.
01:33 It's believed that these two aircraft may have been visible from Mount Martha on the
01:38 Mornington Peninsula between 1pm and 2pm on Sunday afternoon and they're appealing to
01:43 the public, anyone who may have recorded the skies during that time, to come forward and
01:47 assist the investigation.
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