A Queenstown pilot died at the scene of a light plane crash near the Poolburn Reservoir in Central Otago this afternoon.
Two overseas tourists have been flown to Dunedin Public hospital in a serious condition.
An emergency beacon from the Glenorchy Air plane alerted the New Zealand Rescue Co-ordination Centre to the crash around 3.40pm.
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One of the passengers contacted emergency services about the same time.