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Names released of soldiers who died in crash


 The SA National Defence Force has released the names of the five soldiers who died in a helicopter crash in the Kruger Park.

The soldiers were: Captain Jacobus Andries van Rensburg; Captain MP Chabalala; Sergeant Paulus Shongela Ndishishi; Sergeant GP Ruiters and Lance Corporal Bheki Petros Cele.

On Saturday night, a helicopter conducting a scheduled aerial patrol of the Kruger National Park -- as part of an anti-rhino poaching operation crashed, killing the five SANDF members on board.

The SANDF said a preliminary investigation was currently underway to establish the sequence of events that led to the crash.