Commonwealth acquitted over death of pilot David Wood in Antarctica

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June 11 2021 - 4:30am
David Wood died from hypothermia after falling into a crevasse in Antarctica. Picture: davidwarburtonwood.com
David Wood died from hypothermia after falling into a crevasse in Antarctica. Picture: davidwarburtonwood.com

The Commonwealth government has won an appeal against a magistrate's findings that one of its agencies broke the law by failing to prevent the death of a helicopter pilot in Antarctica.

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Blake Foden was a court reporter at The Canberra Times.

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