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Man, 54, dies after plane owned by skydiving business crashes

A man has died after a plane used by a skydiving business crashed on the far south coast of NSW.

Emergency services were called to bushland west of George Bass Drive in Moruya, around two kilometres north of Moruya Airport, after reports of a plane crash.

The pilot, a 54-year-old man who was the only person onboard, died at the scene.

A man has died after a skydiving plane crash.

A crime scene has been established and will be examined by specialist officers.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has been informed.

A report will be prepared for the coroner.

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Investigation as bodies of woman, 61, and man in his 60s found in NSW home

Detectives are investigating after the bodies of a man and a woman were found at a house near Coffs Harbour, NSW.

Officers were called to the house in Boambee at 5.15pm yesterday.

Mother and wife Carolyn Campbell, 61, an avid hiker, was found dead along with another man inside her Boambee home, about 10 kilometres south-west of Coffs Harbour.

The man is believed to be a family friend who had been visiting.

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He is believed to be aged in his sixties but has not yet formally identified.

Carolyn had lived at the home with her husband.

Detectives are assisting local police from Coffs Harbour.

Police are stressing that at this stage they have no evidence to suggest anyone else is involved.

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Det. Insp Peter O'Reilly from NSW Police said a member of the family called police.

"When they arrived at that location they found a woman and a man deceased," he said.

"We've learned the deceased male is a person known to the couple and had been residing with them in the days prior to this incident."

How exactly the pair died remains a mystery

Police aren't ruling anything in or out, they told 9News.

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More than 1000 mourners farewell 15-year-old boy killed in alleged machete attack

More than 1000 people have packed into a church in Melbourne's north-west to farewell a 15-year-old boy who was allegedly murdered earlier this month.

Mourners wore all white, shed tears and shared memories of Dau Akueng at the memorial service held at Resurrection Catholic Church at Kings Park this morning.

The promising basketball player was returning home from training with his 12-year-old friend Chol Achiek in Cobblebank on September 6 when they were allegedly killed in a machete attack streets away from their homes.

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Twelve-year-old Chol Achiek and 15-year-old Dau Akueng died in Melbourne earlier this month.

Dau's uncle Akolda Bil described the 15-year-old as someone who "brought joy to everyone around him".

"It is beyond devastating that his life has been cut from us so short," he said.

Dau's cousin Bakhita Chol described the positive impact the teenager had on everyone around him.

"He had a light inside him that drew people in and made them feel special," Chol said.

Dau's funeral comes one day after the memorial service of his 12-year-old friend.

The community was left reeling in the wake of the boys' deaths and tributes remain at the spots where both of the boys died.

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Police allege the pair are innocent victims who were caught up in Victoria's youth crime crisis.

Five teenagers have been charged with the murder of Dau, including a 19-year-old Thornhill man, two 16-year-old boys and two 15-year-old boys.

Three teenagers have been charged with the murder of Chol, including a 19-year-old Caroline Springs man, an 18-year-old Wollert man and a 16-year-old boy.

Police have also increased patrols in the Cobblebank area following the alleged murders.

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