One of the doctors who died in a fatal helicopter crash in KwaZulu-Natal had been part of the team who tried to save Minister Jackson Mthembu’s life earlier in the day.
Just before he died in chopper crash, Joburg doctor tried to save Mthembu Dr Kgopotso Rudolph Mononyane was one of five people who died when a Netcare medical helicopter went down on Thursday 22 January 2021 - 06:34 A Netcare 911 medical helicopter crashed near Bergville in KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday, claiming the lives of all five people on board. Image: Twitter / via @Abramjee
On Thursday morning, anaesthetist Dr Kgopotso Rudolph Mononyane was meant to leave Johannesburg’s Milpark Hospital as part of a medical crew flying to Durban to transport a critically ill patient.
However, that flight was put on hold when the doctor called in to try to save the life of minister in the presidency Jackson Mthembu. Despite his best efforts, Mthembu succumbed to complications related to Covid-19.