18 August 2011
Paul Lockyer, Gary Ticehurst and John Bean
Air accident
Journalist Paul Lockyer, pilot Gary Ticehurst and cameraman John Bean died when their chopper crashed near Lake Eyre on Thursday evening.
The experienced crew had been working on news and feature projects for ABC News in the Lake Eyre region when their Sydney-based helicopter went down in a remote area north of Marree about 7:30pm. Just before the crash the trio had been interviewing tourists on a small island near Lake Eyre, and after taking off a witness reported seeing the helicopter do an unusual manoeuvre and then drop out of sight.
