20 Dec 2018

Men killed in Raglan plane crash named

4:05 pm on 20 December 2018

The two men killed in a light plane crash in Raglan on Monday have been named.

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Photo: RNZ / Andrew McRae

They are 64-year old Peter Cree from Marlborough and 33-year old Louey Sandlant from Tasman.

The two seater aircraft came down on mudflats on Raglan harbour close to the town.

Police are continuing to work with the Civil Aviation Authority to identify the cause of the crash.

They would like to hear from anyone who may have seen the small yellow aircraft approaching Raglan on the afternoon of the crash.