Aviation authority speaks out as Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro helicopter crash takes five lives
Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro, helicopter crash near the mountain's Barafu Camp sees major loss of life despite being a tourist destination with over 50,000 people annually
A helicopter crashed on Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro, killing five people, the civil aviation authority said on Thursday, while local media reported that the aircraft was on a medical rescue mission.
The helicopter crashed near the mountain's Barafu Camp on Wednesday, Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement.
Mwananchi newspaper and East Africa TV, citing Kilimanjaro region's head of police, Simon Maigwa, reported that the helicopter was on a medical rescue mission.
Among the dead were a guide, a doctor, the pilot and two foreign tourists, Mwananchi cited Maigwa as saying, without giving the tourists' nationalities.
Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak, is nearly 6,000 meters (20,000 ft) above sea level.
The crash happened between 4670 and 4700 metres, Mwananchi reported.
Around 50,000 tourists climb Kilimanjaro annually.
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