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UK catering magnate and family killed in Sydney seaplane crash - RainbowUnicorn - Jan 1, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-42527530
Quote:Six people have died after a seaplane plunged into a river in Australia some 30 miles (50km) north of Sydney.
Five of those killed were British nationals - one of them was an 11-year-old girl. They died alongside the pilot, who was Australian.
The crash happened on the Hawkesbury River near the suburb of Cowan.
The single-engine aircraft belonged to sightseeing flight company Sydney Seaplanes. Investigators do not yet know why it crashed.
Acting Superintendent Michael Gorman from New South Wales police said the "recovery operation continues" at the site.
The wreckage is lying in 13m (43ft) of water.
R.I.P
Quote:Experienced Australian pilot Garath Morgan, 44, died when his aircraft plunged into Jerusalem Bay, along with businessman Richard Cousins, 58.
His sons, Edward and William Cousins, aged 23 and 25, also perished in the flight, as did his fiance Emma Bowden, 48, and her daughter, Heather Bowden- Page, 11.
i thought sea planes were rougged sturdy craft.
i wonder if it could potentially be something like a methane sink or thermal downdraft.
mangrove swamps create massive heat & probable thermals.
they also create methane if i am not mistaken.(thus i wonder how prevailent methane sinks might be in mangrove swamps/estuaries.
some quick google result links on mangrove swamps and methane
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A%3A1009989026801