The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed an incident where an Oryx helicopter came under fire in Goma at the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Sunday 05 February 2023.
A crew member was fatally shot, another suffered injuries but managed to continue flying the chopper and landed safely at Goma, the SANDF said in a statement adding that it is in the process of informing family members of the soldiers who were involved in the incident.
All other details will be communicated in due course, it said.
The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Thandi Modise, the Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Thabang Makwetla, the Acting Secretary for Defence, Dr Thobekile Gamede and the Chief of the SANDF, General Rudzani Maphwanya have expressed their condolences to the family of the deceased and wish the wounded soldier a speedy recovery, read the statement.