Fears of Air Tanker Crash While Fighting Fires in NSW

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By AAP
January 22, 2020Australia
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Fears of Air Tanker Crash While Fighting Fires in NSW
A Large Air Tanker (LAT) performs a final test for the 2018/19 Bush Fire Season at the RAAF Base Richmond in Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 31, 2018. (Jason McCawley/Getty Images)

A search is underway for an aerial water tanker which is feared to have crashed while fighting fires in southern NSW.

The NSW Rural Fire Service says local ground crews believe the plane may have gone down in the Snowy Monaro region.

“A number of helicopters are in the area carrying out a search,” the RFS said in a statement on Thursday afternoon.

Five road ambulances and two rescue helicopters are en route after receiving reports of a plane crash in Peak View, a NSW Ambulance spokeswoman told AAP.

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority is yet to receive confirmation a crash has occurred, a spokesman said.

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