Netcare911 pays tribute to health workers and pilot who died in helicopter crash
Netcare911 has released the names of the four healthcare workers and the pilot who died in the tragic helicopter crash in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday.
The Netcare 911 helicopter crashed and exploded near Bergville, claiming the lives of all five people on board.
CEO of Netcare Dr Richard Friedland has sent out his condolences to the families of the deceased.
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“Our deepest sympathies are with the families, loved ones and colleagues of Dr Kgopotso Rudolph Mononyane, an anaesthetist, Dr Curnick Siyabonga (Sia) Mahlangu a cardiothoracic surgeon and Mpho Xaba, a specialist theatre nurse for cardiothoracic and transplant, all from Netcare Milpark Hospital; Sinjin Joshua Farrance, an advanced life support paramedic at Netcare 911, as well as the pilot of the helicopter, Mark Stoxreiter who worked for National Airways Corporation,” reads the statement by the emergency services company.
At the time of the crash, all those on board were en-route to Hillcrest in KwaZulu-Natal to transfer a critically ill patient to Netcare Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg for specialised care.
Authorities are still investigating the cause of the helicopter crash.
