Young Helicopter Company Employee Dies in Unauthorized Flight Crash

A young employee of a helicopter company tragically lost his life after stealing a helicopter and crashing it into an Australian hotel, following a night of heavy drinking to celebrate a promotion. Blake Wilson, 23, had been celebrating his new position at Nautilus Aviation in Cairns, where he had been employed as a ground crew member for the past four months. Wilson, who held a pilot’s license from New Zealand but was not authorized to …

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