Federal Agent Ian McCartney, Australian Federal PolicernWednesday 7 March 2007 began normally for most AFP employees until a series of morning phone calls began to gather pace between concerned friends and colleagues. News that two Federal Agents, Brice Steele and Mark Scott, were among those travelling on a jet which had crashed in Yogyakarta, Indonesia spread fast across the entire organisation. Two very long days passed in a fog of worry and hope, until finally the tragic confirmation - both Mark and Brice had died along with 19 others. These included Indonesian nationals, an Australian journalist, and senior officials from AusAID and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. They had all been travelling in connection with the visit to Indonesia by the then Australian Foreign Minister.
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