A pilot has been killed after a light aircraft crashed in crocodile-infested waters in the Northern Territory.
The light aircraft crashed at Fogg Dam, a wetland area 67km southwest of Darwin, about 10.20am on Sunday with two passengers on board.
“The Search and Rescue section coordinated the response and a CareFlight helicopter was dispatched to the area,” police said in a statement.
A 29-year-old female passenger was airlifted from the scene and transported to the Royal Darwin Hospital for assessment. She was not injured.
A 63-year-old man was found dead on the plane.
A 63-year-old man has died after the light aircraft he was flying crashed at Fogg Dam in the Northern Territory (pictured)
Police have cordoned off a crime scene and launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the accident.
The NT News reported that witnesses saw the plane flying at a low altitude around 9am before it reportedly crashed about 50 meters from the dam wall.
The Fogg Dam was built in the 1950s on the traditional lands of the Limilngan-Wulna people to provide irrigation for the Humpty Doo Rice Project.
However, the farming plan failed and the dam then became a wildlife refuge, according to the NT government website.
The area is a haven for saltwater crocodiles and other wildlife including pythons, birds and freshwater turtles.