Pilot of missing Cessna 206 identified as search continues near Barberton
Johann Marx is the pilot that rescue teams are looking for as their search intensifies today after severe weather hampered operations yesterday.
The pilot of a Cessna 206 that went missing yesterday has been identified as Johann Marx. His aunt, Manda Meyer, confirmed the information and urged anyone who sees him to contact her.
Lowvelder reports that rescue operations, hampered yesterday by severe weather, are now fully underway.
Marx was flying to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport when his aircraft lost signal and was reported missing. The plane departed from King Mswati III International Airport in Eswatini at 13:23 and lost signal at 13:37.
A Lowvelder reporter is on site with search-and-rescue teams.
Search efforts and challenges
Previously, Gregory Critchley, the chief of the Aeronautical Rescue Co-ordination Centre, confirmed that two helicopters were dispatched to assist in the search yesterday but had to return to base due to deteriorating weather.
He also confirmed that there was only one person on board the aircraft.
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