Meat industry leader Paul Troja among victims of Mount Disappointment helicopter crash - ABC News

One of the five people killed in a helicopter crash at Mount Disappointment has been remembered as a "passionate" leader of the meat industry, as authorities continue to investigate the cause of the tragedy.

Key points:

• Paul Troja's employer, Radford Meats, said it was a "tragic time" for the company
• Mr Troja was flying with a major client to inspect a property before his death
• The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is at the scene investigating the crash 

Paul Troja, 73, lived in Albert Park and was chairman of Radford Meats, which operated an abattoir in Warragul, south-east of Melbourne.

Two helicopters which were part of a private charter were flying north from Melbourne's CBD over Mount Disappointment on Thursday when one disappeared just after 9am.

Police said the other four occupants of the helicopter, all of whom died, were a Cheltenham man aged 32, an Inverloch woman aged 50, and two men from New South Wales aged 59 and 70.

Mr Troja was flying with a major client and their working group to inspect a property, the company told the ABC.

Chief executive Paul Scanlon told the Victorian Country Hour that Mr Troja had had a long and distinguished career in the meat industry and his death had hit the company hard.

"It's a tragic time for us here at Radfords," he said.

"Our thoughts are with his wife Ann, his children and his grandchildren and the members of his extended family and friends and also the family and friends of the other people caught up in this accident," Mr Scanlon said.

Paul Troja (third from left) was a worker at Radfords in Warragul.(Supplied)

Mr Scanlon said Mr Troja, who previously worked for Meat and Livestock Australia, had served Radfords Meats with distinction and was a close personal friend of the owner, Robert Radford.

"He played an integral role in us obtaining our tier one export licence and expansion into international markets so that's who he was," he said.

"A very passionate person in the industry, very accomplished, very experienced and a lot of people in the meat industry will be feeling his loss today."

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating the crash with the assistance of police.

The second helicopter landed safely at the nearby Mangalore Airport not long after the first helicopter went missing.

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