TimesLIVE reports that the families of a pilot and four healthcare workers who were killed when a medical helicopter crashed in KwaZulu-Natal last week will on Wednesday visit the site of the crash.
Netcare group CEO Dr Richard Friedland said the families of the deceased and their colleagues from Netcare and National Airways Corporation (NAC) would be transported from Johannesburg to the site. The medical helicopter crashed near Bergville last Thursday, claiming the lives of all on board. They were identified as Dr Kgopotso Rudolph Mononyane, an anaesthetist; Dr Curnick Siyabonga (Sia) Mahlangu, a cardiothoracic surgeon; Mpho Xaba, a specialist theatre nurse for cardiothoracic and transplant; Sinjin Joshua Farrance, an advanced life support paramedic at Netcare 911; and pilot Mark Stoxreiter. Netcare 911 MD Craig Grindell said a special ceremony has been planned in close consultation with the family members of the fallen heroes. No media will be permitted at the event to respect the privacy of the families. According to Friedland, technical teams from Bell, the helicopter manufacturer, and Rolls-Royce, the manufacturer of the helicopter’s engines, are expected to arrive in the country to assist with the investigation.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Iavan Pijoos at TimesLIVE
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