Three South Africans were among four passengers in a helicopter that crash-landed in a built-up area of São Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday.
”All survived the emergency landing,” said Foreign affairs spokesperson Ronnie Mamoepa in Pretoria on Monday.
He said one of the three injured South Africans was in a critical condition in a São Paolo hospital.
”Two South African diplomats have since visited the two lesser injured South Africans and they were in a stable condition,” Mamoepa added.
According to the South African consulate in Brazil the three South Africans aboard the helicopter were Richard Henry, Israel Bloomberg and Herman Poilman.
Mamoepa said foreign affairs officials had been in contact with the families of the three injured men in South Africa.
The Brazilian pilot and a child of 13 were not injured according to a Brazilian news report.
The helicopter was apparently returning from the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos when the aircraft suffered malfunction, hitting a building before crashing. — Sapa