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‘I had one door left’: Queensland helicopter pilot tells of last-minute escape after crashing into dam while fighting fires

Grant Schultz was drawing water from a dam at Tarome, west of Brisbane, when he lost control and was forced to make an emergency escape

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A helicopter pilot who was forced to ditch into a dam while fighting bushfires west of Brisbane has spoken out about his “incredibly lucky” escape from the downed vehicle.

Grant Schultz told media how he was nearly trapped in the sinking helicopter, with door after door failing to open.

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