Overview
- The helicopter went down on Christmas Eve between Barafu Camp and Kibo Summit at roughly 4,700 metres on the mountain’s upper slopes.
- Police said the flight was a medical evacuation mission to pick up patients on one of Kilimanjaro’s busiest climbing routes.
- Authorities reported the victims as two foreign climbers, a local doctor, a mountain guide and the pilot.
- The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority said an inquiry has started under international safety standards to determine the cause.
- Regional police named Kilimanjaro Aviation as the operator, while local outlets reported the foreigners may be Czech and a Zimbabwean was on board, with identities still being confirmed.