Ben Boyd Dam. Photo: Bega Valley Shire Council.
A water-bombing helicopter ditched into a dam on the far South Coast at around 4:00 pm this afternoon (9 January).
The aircraft, which was contracted to the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) and tasked to the Clyde Mountain fire, was ditched into the Ben Boyd Reservoir in the Ben Boyd National Park at Edrom, in the Bega Valley Shire.
The pilot was able to free himself and is safe onshore while the aircraft remains submerged, the RFS said.
Ambulances are responding at the scene.
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He takes one for the cause for the team
Glad you make it out safely legend
What a shame. Glad the pilot is safe.
Glad the pilot is OK
Thankfully the pilot is ok.
Something similar happened in 2003 in Canberra I believe
Ben Roberts yes
It's great that the pilot is okay but helicopter not okay!! 😅😥
Not good news but thankfully pilot is ok 🙏🏻
Bugger. Glad the pilots safe.
Glad the pilot is safe 😓
Stephanie Douch not good. Hope pilot is okay
Hope the pilot and crew are ok