The search for two light aircraft that went missing in George’s Valley in Limpopo will continue on Monday, Search and Rescue SA said.
“We are now briefing pilots as to the search pattern and they will begin searching as soon as possible,” said spokesperson Johnny Smit.
He said overnight foot patrols had searched for the two planes which went missing while flying to Gauteng after an airshow in Tzaneen.
The planes took off from a landing strip in Tarentaal, a small farming community in Tzaneen, on Sunday, and were headed to Rand Airport in Germiston.
The Albatross planes, carrying six people each, were presumed to be in the George’s Valley area, between Polokwane and Tzaneen, Mopani District Municipality spokesperson Mashadi Mathosa said on Sunday.
“There is a joint search operation to find the planes… George’s Valley is a mountainous area so we are concerned.”
– SAPA
UPDATE
The wreckage of two Albatross planes were found early on Tuesday morning, Search and Rescue SA’s Johnny Smit confirmed to News24.
He said that rescuers were being hoisted down to the wreckage “as we speak” to look for survivors.
The wreckage was found in the Mamotswiri Peak region.
The planes went missing on Sunday after leaving an air show in Tzaneen and heading for an airport in Gauteng.
– News24