US EditionA Helicopter on a Rescue Mission Crashes on Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro, Killing All 5 on Board
The helicopter was conducting a medical evacuation when it crashed between Barafu Camp and Kibo Summit, killing five including two tourists, a doctor, a guide, and the pilot.
- 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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The aircraft carried out a medical evacuation mission on one of the busiest tourist routes on the highest mountain in Africa
5 killed in rescue helicopter crash on Mount Kilimanjaro
Five people were killed after their rescue helicopter crashed on a popular climbing route on Mount Kilimanjaro, including two tourists who were being medically evacuated Wednesday evening. The Christmas Eve accident happened between the peak’s Barafu Camp and the Kibo Summit. The summit of Africa’s tallest mountain is roughly 19,000 feet high, but the crash was closer to a 13,000-foot altitude, local police said. Five people were killed in a hel…
The victims were a tour guide and a doctor (both Tanzanians), the pilot, originally from Zimbabwe, and two Czech tourists.
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The crash, as per a public notice, took place between the Kibo Peak and the Barafu area on Mount Kilimanjaro, at an elevation of 4,700 metres (about 15,400 feet) above sea level.
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