US EditionA Helicopter on a Rescue Mission Crashes on Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro, Killing All 5 on Board
The helicopter crash during a medical evacuation killed five including two foreign tourists; investigations have begun to determine the cause of the rare accident on Kilimanjaro.
- On Thursday , a helicopter crashed on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, killing five people, the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority said.
- Kilimanjaro regional police commander Simon Maigwa said the victims included two foreign tourists, a local doctor, a tour guide and the pilot, and the aircraft belonged to Kilimanjaro Aviation company.
- The crash occurred between Barafu Camp and Kibo Summit at an altitude of more than 4,000 meters, with Mwananchi reporting the site between 4670 and 4700 metres near Barafu Camp.
- The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority said investigations began under international safety regulations to determine circumstances and probable cause, while police said more information would be provided and Kilimanjaro Aviation company has not commented.
- Aircraft accidents on Mount Kilimanjaro are rare, with the last incident in November 2008 when four people died; the mountain is nearly 6,000 meters tall and draws around 50,000 tourists annually.
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Five people have died after a helicopter carrying out a rescue mission crashed on Africa's highest mountain, including two foreigners who had been rescued earlier, authorities said.
Five people have died after a helicopter crashed on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak, in northern Tanzania.The accident happened along one of the most popular climbing routes to the mountain, during what police said was a medical evacuation mission to pick up patients.Among the dead were two foreign women,, as well as a local doctor, a tour guide and pilot. The helicopter crashed between Camp Barafu and Summit Kibo at an altitude of more…
Five people were killed in a helicopter crash on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. On Wednesday afternoon, the rescue helicopter crew had taken two patients on board between the Barafu Camp, located at a height of 4000 metres, and the Kibo Hut.The helicopter crashed over a glacier area.The patients were supposed to be Czech tourists.On board were also the pilot, a doctor and a mountain guide.Kilimanjaro, which is about 5900 metres high, is the high…
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