A helicopter crashed on Thursday on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, as confirmed by the civil aviation authority, even though local media reports that it was on a medical rescue mission.
Through a statement, Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority confirmed that the incident occurred near the mountain’s Barafu Camp on Wednesday.
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Among those who died are a guide, a doctor, the pilot, and two foreign tourists whose names and nationalities have not been released.
Mwananchi newspaper confirmed that the incident happened between 4670 and 4700 metres.
Mount Kilimanjaro, which is Africa’s highest peak, is nearly 20,000 ft above sea level, and attracts an average of 50,000 tourists annually.
