Three people on board a helicopter that crashed near the Auckland Islands have been found alive. Three survivors of a helicopter crash swam to safety in the pitch-black darkness, one briefly knocked unconscious, after their chopper crashed into the freezing cold Southern Ocean. Southern Lakes Helicopters operations manager Lloyd Matheson told Stuff it was understood the helicopter crashed into the ocean, about two minutes out from landing on Enderby Island, just north of Auckland Island. Iain McGregor/Stuff It is understood pilot Andrew Hefford, pictured on the frozen Ross Sea in Antarctica in 2017, was in a helicopter that crashed near Auckland Islands. The last point of radio contact was at 7.37pm near Yule Island at the northern end of the subantarctic Auckland Islands.

Source: Stuff April 23, 2019 05:26 UTC