were found despite a massive 10-day sea and air search. The focus of the search later shifted as sea currents would take any evidence southeast towards New Zealand.

It was suspected that pro-dam campaigners had broken into the plane's hangar the night before it took off and placed sugar in one of its petrol tanks. Safety items from the plane were later found hidden in the hangar.

Legacy

Hean is the subject of a book and documentary film about her 1972 disappearance, both produced in 2008 by Scott Millwood. The filmmakers

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