Re: [aus-soaring] anyone know anything about this??

[Stuart smith]

pilot outlanded about 19:30 hours and took 5 hours to walk to civilisation, called tocumwal this morning ----- Original Message ----- From: Nick Gilbert To: Aus Soaring Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 8:44 PM Subject: [aus-soaring] anyone know anything about this?? NSW: Missing glider pilot found safe 2002-03-05 17:43 (New York)   Glider Found (SYDNEY)    The pilot of a glider which had been missing since late last night has been found.    The 36-year-old man is safe and well after being forced to land in a field 40 km north of Tocumwal on the New South Wales-Victoria border.    Australian Search and Rescue was alerted around 9 o'clock last night (AEDT) that the man was missing after flying out of Tocumwal Airport at 2 pm.    Planes and a helicopter began searching for the glider at first light today.    And rescuers were notified at 8am (AEDT) that the pilot had walked into a farmhouse.    The man is believed to be uninjured.    AAP RTV he/nf/rt -0- Mar/05/2002 22:43 GMT