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Old 7th Jun 2018, 09:33
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Sadly, the wreckage of the aircraft has now been discovered at Elephant Point in the Aberdare Mountains. The crash site is near a cliff in a mountainous forested area which will make it very difficult to access. The search was hindered by low cloud and heavy rains for the last 2 days.

An air accident investigation has now been started by the Kenyan Ministry of Transport and the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority.

FlySax has issued a further statement with a list of passenger names.

As far as I know, ground searchers have not yet reached the crash site, but I feel it unlikely there will be any survivors given the nature of the terrain. The Aberdare Mountains have claimed many aircraft over the years, both fixed and rotary wing.

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