Families return to Taipan helicopter crash site three years on as men honoured
It's her first time visiting the spot since her husband's death.Caitland Lyon with daughter Lilly and son Noah at Shute Harbour. (ABC News: Baz Ruddick)"It's incredibly hard to be here. Is he in this one?'" Ms Lyon said."And I always say no. Now our boys' names need to go up as well, because that's where they belong.
- ▪It's her first time visiting the spot since her husband's death.Caitland Lyon with daughter Lilly and son Noah at Shute Harbour. (ABC News: Baz Ruddick)"It's incredibly hard to be here.
- ▪Is he in this one?'" Ms Lyon said."And I always say no.
- ▪Now our boys' names need to go up as well, because that's where they belong.
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Families of Taipan MH-90 aviators return to honour men with memorialLBy Laura LavelleTopic:Defence ForcesPosted Sun 26 Jul 2026 at 8:27amSun 26 Jul 2026 at 8:27amSun 26 Jul 2026 at 8:27amCaitland Lyon returns to Shute Harbour, Airlie Beach, to remember her husband Captain Danniel Lyon, who died in a helicopter crash during a training exercise in July 2023. (ABC News: Baz Ruddick)abc.net.au/news/qld-taipan-helicopter-crash-memorial-three-years-on/106958220Link copiedShareShare articleWidow Caitland Lyon swore she would never go to this place.Though it is home to idyllic natural wonders and a destination for holidays and honeymoons, it holds a sentiment that is still so raw.It is here, in Queensland's Whitsunday region, that her husband and three of his colleagues took their final…
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