Emergency Landing - Bungle Bungles, WA

About 9:15pm last night, Monday 14 May 2018, Police were advised by staff at the Kununurra Hospital that several people had attended the hospital with injuries received during an emergency landing at an air strip at the Bungle Bungles.

Kununurra Police attended the hospital to speak to those involved, WA Police say.

It was established the emergency landing took place sometime between 4:30pm and 4:50pm. The tourist plane had one Pilot and eight passengers on board at the time.

The Pilot and passengers were flown to Kununurra on another plane. The Pilot and four passengers were taken to Kununurra Hospital with minor injuries and the other four passengers, who were not injured, had been taken to their accommodation in Kununurra.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has been advised.

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