Search and rescue operation launched for two missing aircraft feared to have crashed in KZN
Search and rescue operating are underway for two aircraft that are missing in KwaZulu-Natal.
It’s suspected that the aircrafts might have crashed in Nottingham Road on Wednesday.
The Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre (ARCC) said it was alerted to a light aircraft that relayed a Mayday call to air traffic control.
“The ARCC immediately alerted search and rescue teams through the KZN early warning network to activate for a search and rescue operation. In total, the ARCC is currently coordinating a search and rescue operation for two aircraft that failed to arrive at their destination,” said ARCC spokesperson Gregory Critchley.
Critchley added that the search operation is being led by the SAPS search and rescue team, assisted by SARZA KZN, Mountain SAR, HAMNET, K9SARA, Midlands EMS, IPSS Search and Rescue, Freddies Fire Services and Clandestine Drone Operations.
* This is a developing story.
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