Copter crash: Two in high care
2003-06-06 12:29
Pretoria - Two of the four crew members of an SA Air Force helicopter that crash-landed in Durban were still receiving high care treatment on Friday, the SA National Defence Force said.
It said co-pilot Lieutenant Brent Groger and flight engineer Sergeant Andrew Walker were in a stable condition in St Augustine's hospital in Durban.
"They are still in the intensive care unit and their progress is satisfactory," the SANDF said in a statement.
The condition of the second co-pilot, Reserve Force Captain Trevor Williams, was also stable.
Pilot Lieutenant-Colonel Chris Opperman would be discharged later in the day.
The SAAF Oryx helicopter of 15 Squadron crash-landed at Durban International Airport during a training flight on Thursday.
A board of inquiry had been convened to investigate the cause of the crash, the SANDF said.
The airport houses an air force station and is home to 15 Squadron, which operates Oryx and Eurocopter BK117 light helicopters.
- SAPA