Overview
- Steffens and the pilot were pronounced dead at the scene after the helicopter crashed at Roodegrond Farm in South Africa’s Eastern Cape.
- Local reports say the flight was conducting agricultural pest-control work over citrus orchards when it went down.
- Farm workers witnessed the impact and alerted emergency services, according to farm owner Ruan Scheepers.
- The Civil Aviation Authority’s accident unit, including the Accidents and Incidents Investigations Division, has opened a formal inquiry into the cause.
- Police said it is too early to release further details, as tributes from colleagues including co-host Aldi van der Walt remembered Steffens’ influence on Speel met Vuur.