Bush pilot dad and his plastic surgeon son killed in ferocious bushfires on Kangaroo Island are laid to rest – with so many people attending they couldn’t fit in the funeral home
- Bush pilot Dick Lang and his surgeon son Clayton were killed at Kangaroo Island
- Their Toyota LandCruiser four-wheel drive was engulfed in flames on January 3
- A funeral for the father and son was held in Adelaide’s north-east on Friday
- Hundreds of people attended forcing mourners to watch it from the outside
Hundreds of mourners have gathered for the funeral of Dick and Clayton Lang, who died in the Kangaroo Island bushfire.
The funeral home in Adelaide’s north-east was filled to capacity, with many forced to watch from outside.
The ceremony on Friday afternoon was preceded by a flyover to mark Dick Lang’s long-standing career as an outback pilot.
Hundreds of mourners have gathered for the funeral of Dick and Clayton Lang, who died in the Kangaroo Island bushfire. Kynan Lang (pictured left at the scene of the tragedy) spoke about how his uncle and cousin died trying to protect the community they loved. ‘This was their passion…they loved coming here and being a part of the island,’ he told the funeral service
The ceremony on Friday afternoon was preceded by a flyover to mark Dick Lang’s long-standing career as an outback pilot
Dick, 78, and his son Clayton, 43, were killed helping others battle the ferocious bushfire that tore through the west of the island, burning most of the prized Flinders Chase National Park.
The pair had been returning to a family property when their Toyota LandCruiser four-wheel drive was engulfed in flames on January 3.
Dick, a well-known adventurer, was a bush pilot who opened the outback to tourism before embarking on tours and safaris across the world.
Clayton was an Adelaide plastic surgeon, specialising in reconstructive hand surgery.
Dick (pictured), 78, was killed helping others battle the ferocious bushfire that tore through the west of the island, burning most of the prized Flinders Chase National Park
Kynan Lang has spoken of how his uncle and cousin died trying to protect the community they loved.
‘This was their passion…they loved coming here and being a part of the island,’ he said.
The Lang family have asked for donations in Dick and Clayton’s memory to go to the island’s Mayoral Relief and Recovery Bushfire Fund.
His son Clayton, 43, was an Adelaide plastic surgeon who specialised in reconstructive hand surgery
The pair had been returning to a family property when their Toyota LandCruiser four-wheel drive was engulfed in flames on January 3