# A 43-year-old female crop duster pilot has died after a helicopter crashed onto the Roodegrond farm near Patensie in the Eastern Cape. Police say the helicopter struck power lines, killing the pilot instantly. An inquest docket has been opened to determine the cause. Authorities have withheld the pilot’s identity pending formal identification. Local farmers, emergency services and a private security company responded to the scene.
Pilot killed in crop-spraying helicopter crash near Patensie