Lack of fuel prevented helicopter rescue of Dorset terror attack victim

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Sept, 22:33

A private military company boss told an inquest that rescue helicopters lacked fuel to save a Dorset man killed in a Mozambique terrorist attack.

An inquest heard that armed helicopters provided by a private military company to the Mozambique government could 'probably' have mounted rescue flights to save a Dorset man who died in a terrorist insurgent attack, had fuel been available. The company boss gave evidence about the incident.

How it is being reported

• Rescue flights for terror victim 'probably' possible if helicopters had fuelBournemouth Echo · 22 Sept, 13:47
• Helicopters ‘did not have fuel’ to rescue Dorset man from terrorists, inquest hearsDorset Echo · 22 Sept, 13:35

In this story: Mozambique · Dorset

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