Police Scotland has confirmed that a pilot has died after his gyrocopter crashed into a field in the Highlands. The man died when his mini Cavalon helicopter smashed into the ground between the villages of Munlochy and Avoch, on the Black Isle, at about 1pm.
Emergency services including the Inverness Coastguard Helicopter were called to the scene, but tragically nothing could be done to save the victim.
Chief Inspector Jamie Wilson, Police Scotland’s local area commander, said: “Around 12.55pm on Thursday, 12 November, 2020, emergency services attended a report of a gyrocopter having crashed in a field near Avoch.“A man, the pilot and sole occupant of the gyrocopter, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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