Helicopter found seven years after crash

It is reported that a wreckage believed to be of a helicopter that went missing seven years ago has been found in a forest between Knysna and Willowmore in the Southern Cape. News24 quotes Civil Aviation Authority spokesperson Phindiwe Gwebu as saying the wreckage was found on Friday with two human remains still strapped into the seats. Another body was found outside the helicopter. Records indicate that the occupants were on a leisure trip to Knysna from Port Elizabeth. The search team at the time believed that the helicopter had crashed into the sea. On board were 55-year-old Pretoria businessman and pilot Ian MacFarlane, his wife Francis and his 85-year-old father, Boyd.