A pilot who caused a deadly light plane crash on an island in Australia's Great Barrier Reef has been spared a jail sentence.
A pilot who caused a deadly light plane crash on an island in Australia's Great Barrier Reef has been spared a jail sentence.
British tourist Jocelyn Spurway, 29, was killed and 21-year-old Irish woman Hannah O'Dowd seriously injured when the aircraft hit the sand on Middle Island in January 2017.
A jury found pilot Leslie Woodall guilty of dangerously operating a vehicle causing death and grievous bodily harm, after a short trial which focused on his actions after the plane's engine suddenly failed.
Woodall was given a two-year suspended sentence, which means he will remain free as long as he complies with certain conditions.
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