Vagrant steals propeller from uMngeni helicopter crash scene
"We explained to him that the helicopter crash was a crime scene and he was stealing evidence which police needed to complete their investigation," - Stephen Buntting.
AN alert tow truck driver and his friend who responded to the helicopter crash scene at the Inanda Drive off-ramp earlier today, stopped a vagrant in his tracks from stealing the propeller from the scene.
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Stephen Buntting of Net Tow, who was with his friend, spotted the vagrant walking with the propeller.
Buntting said the vagrant was adamant that it now belonged to him as he “had found it”.
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“He didn’t know better. We explained to him that the helicopter crash was a crime scene and he was stealing evidence which police needed to complete their investigation. He surrendered and we took the propeller back to the scene,” he said.
Meanwhile, South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) spokesperson, Kabelo Ledwaba said the probe into the incident, and a report is expected to be completed within 30 days.
“A preliminary report will be issued within 30 days of the incident,” he said.
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