Monday, March 9, 2015

Pilot killed as firefighting helicopter makes forced landing at Cape Point.

CAPE TOWN - One of the country's top helicopter rescue pilots has died while on duty fighting fires at Cape Point in the Western Cape.
The pilot - who has been identified as Bees Marais - was forced into a hard landing at Cape Point earlier on Sunday.
He was flying a Bell 212 'Working On Fire' helicopter. Initial reports suggested he was injured and that an air ambulance had been dispatched.  

http://www.enca.com/south-africa/firefighting-helicopter-makes-forced-landing-cape-point
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Helicopter-crashes-fighting-fire-in-Cape-Point-pilot-dead-20150308
http://ewn.co.za/2015/03/08/Heavy-EMS-presence-at-Cape-Point-helicopter-crash

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