KwaZulu-Natal agriculture MEC Lindumusa Ndabandana and five others
rescued from the Drakensberg mountains after their helicopter made an emergency landing on Saturday were found unharmed, his department said on Monday.
"The group were rescued from the Drakensberg mountains at 8am by a team from the SA National Defence Force(SANDF) and arrived in Durban earlier today," departmental spokesman Dr Jabulani Jwara said.
Police spokesman Superintendent Vish Naidoo said bad weather had forced the helicopter to make an emergency landing when the group were on their way to attend the funeral of a five-year-old boy at a Bergville farm.
An SANDF doctor reported that although the group were found depressed, tired and hungry, they were currently doing well and were unharmed, Jwara said.
Jwara said the MEC was in good spirits.
"The MEC is resting at home and is expected return to work tomorrow."
A team had hiked up the mountain to take food and blankets to the pilot and crew on Sunday night but had to call off the mission due to inclement weather, premier S'bu Ndebele said in a media statement.
Two SABC news staff were also among the group.
Jwara said further details on the condition of the rest of the group were to be released later in the day.
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