Two people aboard a privately-owned Zimbabwean aircraft that crashed into Lake Malawi on Tuesday have been found dead, a local official confirmed.
The victims include a Zimbabwean pilot and a Dutch national, according to Ben Matengeni Tonho, the district commissioner of Nkhotakota in Malawi, where the incident occurred. The aircraft, operated by Zimbabwean company Nyasa Express, also carried a Dutch female passenger who was rescued by fishermen and is currently receiving treatment for minor injuries in a hospital.
Matengeni reported that the bodies were recovered on Wednesday morning following intensified rescue efforts.
“With the assistance of local residents and fishermen, we successfully retrieved the bodies and the wreckage. The bodies have been transported to the district hospital,” said Matengeni.
The C2110 aircraft had departed from Nkhotakota, heading towards eastern Malawi, but crashed 45 minutes before reaching its destination.
Earlier, on June 10, an aircraft crash resulted in the deaths of Malawi’s Vice President Saulosi Klaus Chilima and eight others. Investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of that crash.
