It began as a option to create reminiscences to final a lifetime. An skilled pilot, two excited 12-year-old women and a household buddy on a pleasure flight over Broome’s iconic shoreline.
However it shortly became each dad or mum’s worst nightmare because the Robinson R44 Raven chopper plunged to the bottom seconds after take-off, proper in entrance of their family members eyes.
On board that flight was award-winning tourism operator and Broome id Troy Thomas, his daughter Mia, her college buddy Amber Millar and schooling assistant and buddy of the households Maddison Down.
“(Amber’s mum) Fiona heard the ‘loudest bang’ she’d ever heard in her life. She mentioned it was like a lightning bolt in her ear,” Kristen Shorten instructed the Court docket within the Act podcast.
“There have been 4 witnesses on the industrial web site when the helicopter took off.
“Fiona mentioned she circled to see the helicopter spiralling uncontrolled, coming down closely on Amber’s aspect.
“In a devastating element she mentioned she noticed her daughter’s face because the chopper spun round twice full circle, after which hit the bottom actually arduous and struck the highway predominantly on the fitting aspect the place Amber was sitting.”
Troy, who was piloting the helicopter and Amber have been killed. Mia and Maddison left clinging to life.
A group was in mourning and an investigation started. What it revealed would shock the tourism business and depart Amber Millar’s grieving household determined for solutions.
“Broome is a tiny place … and other people have been in shock,” Shorten says.
“However for some individuals who knew Troy Thomas and his operations, the crash didn’t come as a shock. It may need truly appeared like an accident ready to occur.”
Shorten, investigative journalist for The Nightly, joins host Tim Clarke on Court docket within the Act podcast to unpack the case. Pay attention now.
Take heed to the episode in full under.
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