Search and rescue (SAR) teams continue their mission through tough winds, mist and rain between the Lebombo Mountains to find a missing Cessna 206 aircraft.

Lowvelder reports that a Cessna 206 that departed from King Mswati III International Airport in Eswatini and was scheduled to arrive at Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport at 13:53 yesterday failed to land as expected.

Gregory Critchley, chief of the Aeronautical Rescue Co-ordination Centre, shared that two helicopters were dispatched to assist in the search for the missing aircraft yesterday, but were forced to return to base due to deteriorating weather conditions in the region.

He also confirmed that there was only one person on board the plane.

SAPS SAR, SARZA, ER24, Sappi, Fidelity Security Services, Netcare HEMS (Aeromed 4), Emer-G-Med and Working on Fire joined forces near the Barberton Nature Reserve to help locate the aircraft.

“Ground SAR teams remain mobilised and are actively directing search efforts within the primary area,” says Critchley.

No other information was available at the time of publishing.

The plane went missing just a day after two light aircraft went missing in the KZN Midlands. Both of these aircraft have been found, and both pilots were confirmed dead.

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