Date to be set for plea over tourist’s Balloon death: Court

AN Alice Springs ballooning company will likely enter a plea over the death of a woman during one of its flights, a court has heard

Outback Ballooning will likely enter a plea over the death of a woman during one of its flights in 2013, a court has heard.

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AN Alice Springs ballooning company will likely enter a plea over the death of a woman during one of its flights in 2013, a court has heard.

Sydney woman Stephanie Bernoth, 35, was on holiday in Alice Springs in July 2013 with her partner and was boarding a flight when her scarf became entangled in a large inflation fan.

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The incident resulted in injuries from which she died a week later.

The long-running legal matter is between Outback Ballooning and the Work Health Authority.

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The matter was adjourned to April 13 for mention.

The court heard the April 13 mention would likely produce a date for a plea to be heard.

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