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# Who was Mathew Farrell? Wiki, Bio, Age, Family, BBC and Dicsovery filmmaker, Death

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September 20, 2022

## Mathew Farrell Wiki – Mathew Farrell Biography

**Mathew Farrell**, a well-known Australian filmmaker, was killed when the plane he was flying crashed in the highland wilderness in Victoria. Farrell, who had worked for ABC, the BBC, and the Discovery Channel, was [reportedly](https://www.flowstate.com.au/) residing in Tawong, in north-east Victoria, with his fiancée Karen Waller.

It has come to light that Farrell left Mount Beauty airfield on Sunday morning, September 19, with the intention of traveling to Wollongong. He lost communication with the aircraft at 12:41 p.m. m. while traveling over the Lucyvale region near Tallangatta in northeastern Victoria.

## Mathew Farrell Age

Mathew Farrell was 42 years old.

## Incident Detail

Just 70 kilometers into the trip, his jet was discovered at the site. Farrell was reportedly an experienced paraglider and had studied aviation since he was a teenager, but recently bought the plane and got his pilot’s license. According to the Herald Sun, Mount Beauty airport manager Mark Bland said he saw Farrell’s plane take off without any problems.

He said: “He seemed to me quite alert, kind of a competent person, he knew what he was doing. According to the forecast, I was planning to fly earlier that morning, and I decided against it because the forecast I had seen was quite, very rainy.”

A desperate search was launched after Farrell’s plane failed to arrive at its scheduled destination in New South Wales after departing from Mount Beauty airport around noon. Around 10 am on Monday, September 20, rescuers discovered the wreckage of the plane and Farrell’s body in the dense forest near Lucyvale.

Sergeant Major Shane Martin of the Victoria Police described the area where the plane had been as very mountainous and densely populated. “(There are) a lot of trees, logging area, logging tracks, so yeah, very dense where it’s been located,” he added.

Following the death of the veteran filmmaker, many have expressed their condolences to him. Among them, ‘Home and Away star Bonnie Sveen posted a tribute to the filmmaker, calling him a ‘big-hearted and kind person. She wrote on her Instagram: “What a horrible surprise to lose him so young.”. Rest Mat… and thank you for everything you shared with the world.

Mathew Farrell’s friend, Sophie Ballagh, wrote: “Mat was so much more to us than a brilliant film editor: a beautiful, down-to-earth soul, a sounding board, a fellow adventurer, a respected colleague, and a dear friend. We are grateful for the time we were given with this exceptional human being and this film will forever be a tribute to him.”

According to the[Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11229691/Mathew-Farrell-Filmmaker-42-dies-young-Victorian-High-Country-plane-crash.html), the Tasmanian branch of the Australian Society of Cinematographers also expressed their sorrow in a statement saying: “On behalf of all members of ACS Tasmania, we are shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic passing of Mathew Farrell. We send our deepest condolences to Mat’s family, his fiancé Kaz, his friends, and his colleagues. Mat will be fondly remembered by many in his adopted state of Tasmania, especially in the film and media industries, where he was highly respected.”

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