Wreckage of plane carrying pilot and his pregnant wife found in central Queensland

Rhiley Kuhrt and his wife, Maree, were on their way to visit family when their Piper Cherokee crashed

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A man and his pregnant wife have been found dead after their plane crashed during a heavy storm in central Queensland.

Stockman Rhiley Kuhrt and his wife, Maree, were on their way to visit family when their Piper Cherokee crashed in the Mount Hector Range south of Proserpine on Sunday.

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