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Who was Mathew Farrell? Brilliant and young filmmaker dies in plane crash aged 42.

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It was an Australian filmmaker who previously worked with ABC, BBC, and Discovery was tragically killed when the tiny plane he was in was destroyed in a crash. [caption id="attachment_41827" align="aligncenter" width="862"]Mathew Farrell filmmaker Mathew Farrell filmmaker[/caption] Mathew Farrell, 42, well-known Australian filmmaker, passed away in a plane crash when the one which he was in was destroyed in a remote area within the metropolitan area of Victoria. Farrell was a filmmaker who previously worked with ABC, BBC, and Discovery channel, had been reported to be living in Tawong in the northwest of Victoria with his fiancée Karen Waller. It was discovered that Farrell quit Mount Beauty's airfield on the morning of September 19, with the goal of flying to Wollongong. The aircraft lost communication between the aircraft and the aircraft at 12:41 pm , while travelling across the Lucyvale region close to Tallangatta in the northeast of Victoria. After just 70 kilometers of the journey, his plane was discovered on the spot. Farrell was believed to be an experienced pilot and had been studying aviation as a child However, he had recently bought the plane and obtained the pilot's licence. As per the Herald Sun, Mark Bland who is the manager for Mount Beauty Airport, said that he witnessed Farrell's plane fly off without any issues. He added "He impressed me by being very attentive, a competent and he was aware of the right thing to do. Based on the forecast I had planned to fly earlier in the morning but I decided not to because the forecast that I had seen , which was very, very much rain." A desperate search was launched after the light plane of Farrell was not able to reach the destination it was scheduled to arrive at in NSW after it left Mount Beauty Airport at around noon. At 10 am on 20 September, rescue workers uncovered the wreckage of the plane as well as Farrell's body inside the dense forests close to Lucyvale. The Senior Sergeant Shane Martin of Victoria Police identified the area where the plane had crashed described as hilly and highly populous. "(There's) many trees, logging areas and logging tracks, so yes, it's very dense in the area where it was situated," he added. In the wake of the death of the veteran filmmaker numerous have expressed their condolences. One of them was the lead of the film 'Home and Away' Bonnie Sveen, posted a tribute to the filmmaker and called him a "kind and generous person. [caption id="attachment_41827" align="aligncenter" width="862"]Mathew Farrell filmmaker Mathew Farrell filmmaker[/caption] On the Instagram, "What a horrible loss to lose someone so young. Rest peacefully Mat... And thank you for everything you gave to all of us." Mathew Farrell's friend Sophie Ballagh wrote, "Mat was more than just an amazing film editor. He was A well-rounded and beautiful soul, an ear and an adventure partner and a respected colleague and a cherished, close friend. We're grateful for the opportunity we shared with this remarkable human, as well as this movie will always be an ode to his memory." As reported by The Daily Mail, the Tasmanian division of the Australian Cinematographers Society also expressed sorrow in a post which reads "On behalf of everyone ACS Tasmania members, we are devastated and shocked over the tragic death of Mathew Farrell. We extend our sincere condolences to the family of Mat as well as his fiance Kaz as well as his close friends and to his colleagues. Mat will be cherishedly loved by people in his new home state of Tasmania particularly in the film and media industries which he greatly loved and respected."

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