Helicóptero de combate a incêndios cai em Hout Bay; piloto sobrevive

Um helicóptero operado pela Working on Fire caiu no Table Mountain Park, em Hout Bay, enquanto combatia um incêndio, mas o piloto sobreviveu com ferimentos leves.

O Serviço de Bombeiros e Resgate da Cidade do Cabo solicitou apoio aéreo para combater um incêndio que começou na terça-feira em Hout Bay e se espalhou durante a noite para a crista da montanha em direção a Klein Constantia. O porta-voz dos bombeiros, Jermaine Carelse, informou que vários focos de incêndio foram detectados, impulsionados pelos ventos, e que helicópteros estavam retomando o lançamento de água para apoiar as equipes em terra do Serviço de Bombeiros da Cidade, do Parque Nacional da Table Mountain (TMNP) e da NCC. Nenhuma propriedade correu risco, acrescentou Carelse. Durante esses esforços, um helicóptero operado pela Working on Fire caiu no Table Mountain Park, em Hout Bay. O piloto conseguiu sair da aeronave e foi levado ao hospital para observação, sofrendo apenas ferimentos leves. Trevor Abrahams, diretor administrativo da Working on Fire, declarou: “O piloto conseguiu sair do helicóptero, foi resgatado e levado ao hospital para observação. Felizmente, o piloto sofreu apenas ferimentos leves”. Abrahams observou que ainda é cedo para determinar a causa e que a Autoridade de Aviação Civil (CAA) foi informada e conduzirá a investigação.

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