New photos show just how lucky a pilot was to survive a gyrocopter crash on K’gari. It comes after a brave deckhand, who dragged the pilot from the burning wreckage, was lauded as a hero. New photos ...

The aircraft, reported to be a helicopter or gyrocopter, came down on an isolated part of the island, with the nearest camping area only accessible to visitors by boat.

A gyrocopter pilot has been injured in a fiery crash-landing on the World Heritage-listed K’Gari (Fraser Island) in Queensland. Witnesses were close by and watching the low-flying aircraft moments ...

The chopper crashed near Moon Point, a popular camping site on the island. The helicopter was reportedly on fire. A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said the pilot suffered face ...

K'Gari is a popular tourist destination in Queensland known for its natural beauty. Formerly known as Fraser Island, the area is world heritage listed and has claimed the title of ...

A lot of water has washed its shores since then. Today paradise goes by the name of Fraser Island, renamed by newcomers after a Scottish sea captain and his wife were famously marooned here among ...

It comes after a man at the heart the daring rescue on K’gari (formerly Fraser Island) on Good Friday insisted ... and leg injuries when the aircraft crashed near the Moon Point campground ...