Former Benoni High School learner dies in helicopter crash
According to a Netcare 911 press release, five people were in the helicopter that crashed.
Former Benoni High School learner Sinjin Joshua Farrance, an advanced life support paramedic at Netcare 911, died in a helicopter crash near Bergville in KwaZulu-Natal on January 21.
According to a Netcare 911 press release, five people were in the helicopter that crashed.
“Our deepest sympathies are with the families, loved ones and colleagues of Dr Kgopotso Rudolph Mononyane, an anaesthetist, Dr Curnick Siyabonga (Sia) Mahlangu, a cardiothoracic surgeon, and Mpho Xaba, a specialist theatre nurse for cardiothoracic and transplant, all from Netcare Milpark Hospital, along with Sinjin Joshua Farrance, an advanced life support paramedic at Netcare 911, as well as the pilot of the helicopter, Mark Stoxreiter, who worked for National Airways Corporation,” said Dr Richard Friedland, CEO of Netcare.
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“The specialised ECMO intensive care rapid transfer team from Netcare Milpark in Johannesburg and Netcare 911 was aboard the Netcare 1 air ambulance en route to Hillcrest in Natal to transfer a critically ill patient to Netcare Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg for specialised ECMO care.
“We are shocked beyond words at the tragic loss of these health-care heroes. The whole of Netcare falls silent as we bow our heads in tribute, respect, love and memory of our fallen colleagues and frontline heroes who have died in the line of duty.”
According to Benoni High School, Farrance graduated in 2012.
“He was a brilliant first-aider when he was at Benoni High School and he died doing what he loved,” the school said in a Facebook post.
