Gyrocopter blades kill man

An elderly man was killed by a gyrocopter as it made an emergency landing at Vaal Marina‚ a small town on the shoreline of the Vaal Dam‚ on Sunday.

Paramedics from ER24‚ Midvaal Fire and other emergency services had rushed to the scene, ER24 spokesman Werner Vermaak said.

“Sadly‚ there was nothing that could be done for him and he was declared dead on the scene‚” Vermaak said.

“Members of a family were scattering ashes of a loved one from the gyrocopter when it apparently made an emergency landing. The elderly man was apparently struck by its blades as it made the landing.”