DAR ES SALAAM: A helicopter crashed on Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro, killing five people, the civil aviation authority said on Thursday, while local media reported that the aircraft was on a medical rescue mission.
Those killed were identified as a guide and a doctor — both Tanzanians — the Zimbabwean pilot and two tourists from the Czech Republic, the Tanzania National Parks said in a statement.
Five people have died after a rescue helicopter crashed at Barafu Camp on Mount Kilimanjaro, according to Tanzania’s aviation authority.
The helicopter was on a medical evacuation mission when the crash happened on December 24 at the high-altitude camp used by climbers heading… pic.twitter.com/7sSzrkSpZc
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