Light Aircraft Crashes at Suncoast Beach, NSRI and Lifeguards Launch Search for Missing Pilot
- Members of the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) are searching for a pilot who crashed into the ocean
- The pilot was flying a light aircraft near Suncoast Beach when it lost control and plummeted into the water
- Viral video footage surfaced online showing the tragic moment when the aircraft crashed into the water
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KWAZULU-NATAL – A search and rescue operation is underway at Suncoast Beach in Durban after a light aircraft crashed into the sea.
Video footage surfaced online showing the pilot doing an aerial display before the aircraft plummeted into the water. Emergency services and law enforcement officials rushed to the scene as a search began for the one occupant of the aircraft.
What happened to the aircraft
Video footage showed the pilot flying along before turning around. Shortly thereafter, the aircraft can be seen spiralling at a great speed into the water. The impact caused parts of the aircraft to break off.
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Garrith Jamieson, the spokesperson for ALS Paramedics who responded to the site, confirmed that members of the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) were conducting a search for the pilot.
“Initial reports are that the light aircraft was doing displays and crashed into the ocean. NSRI and lifeguards are currently at the site, and paramedics are standing by for medical assistance,” he said.
*This is a developing story and will be updated as it becomes available.
Source: Briefly News
