Death of pilot in Antarctica preventable, inquest hears

By Alexandra Back
Updated October 11 2017 - 9:51pm, first published 7:14pm
David Wood was a helicopter pilot in Antarctica Photo: davidwarburtonwood.com
David Wood was a helicopter pilot in Antarctica Photo: davidwarburtonwood.com

The man in charge at an Antarctic base when a helicopter pilot died of hypothermia after falling into a crevasse told an inquest on Wednesday he believed the incident was preventable.

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