A PILOT and his passenger were checking fire damaged bushland when their gyrocopter crashed northeast of Melbourne, killing both.
The bodies of the 51-year-old pilot from Melbourne, and a second unidentified man, were found in rugged terrain in Victoria's Kinglake National Park about 7am on Sunday (AEDT).
A police plane spotted the wreckage in dense bushland that has regenerated after bushfires.
Searchers had been scouring the park for the men, who failed to return from what was to be a 15-minute flight from the Yarra Valley conference centre on the Melba Highway at Dixons Creek about 7.20pm on Saturday.
Benalla Acting Senior Sergeant Colin Anderson said the pair were flying over a remote area of the ranges to view bushfire damage.
Emergency services were notified when the men failed to return as planned.
An extensive search on Saturday evening failed to find the pair and was called off when it got dark, resuming early Sunday.
Acting Sen Sgt Anderson said next of kin were yet to be notified and he was unable to confirm reports the second man was from overseas.
The bodies are expected to be retrieved from the wreckage on Sunday afternoon, with the help of the SES, he said.
Police are investigating the cause of the crash and will prepare a brief for the coroner.
"There's experts coming to view the wreckage and from that, that report will be prepared for the coroner," he said.
Acting Sen Sgt Anderson said it was a tragedy.
"It's devastating to all concerned - people involved that have to retrieve people from the situation and those directly involved with the people that have been killed," he said.
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