An aviation accident had claimed the life of Mr Paul van Schalkwyk, the owner of One Africa TV, on Sunday night.
The plane in which the renowned Namibian photographer and well-known media personality, Mr van Schalkwyk, was travelling went missing on Sunday over the Etosha Pan in the Oshikoto region.
It is not yet clear what the exact cause of the accident was, but avia-tion sources indicated yesterday that a police helicopter had been urgently dispatched to the area to investigate the accident.
Mr van Schalkwyk, who was born in 1955, was a keen photographer with a special interest in aerial photography. He spent many years filming a pride of lions in Namibia's Etosha National Game Reserve and had furthermore relished the task of documenting the political transformation that preceded Namibian Independence.
Although the details of the aviation incident and the names of passengers could not yet be confirmed at the time of going to press, official police sources confirmed that the pilot of the plane, whose name has not yet been made public, also died in the tragic accident.
Unconfirmed reports had it that the remains of the plane were found near the Etosha Park early on Monday morning by relatives of Mr van Schalkwyk.
The Civil Aviation department reported on Monday that the crash may have taken place on Saturday. It is understood that Van Schalkwyk departed from Eros airport on Saturday. He did not arrive at his scheduled destination, Ongava, and a search party was then dispatched to search for the missing plane.
The plane in which the renowned Namibian photographer and well-known media personality, Mr van Schalkwyk, was travelling went missing on Sunday over the Etosha Pan in the Oshikoto region.
It is not yet clear what the exact cause of the accident was, but avia-tion sources indicated yesterday that a police helicopter had been urgently dispatched to the area to investigate the accident.
Mr van Schalkwyk, who was born in 1955, was a keen photographer with a special interest in aerial photography. He spent many years filming a pride of lions in Namibia's Etosha National Game Reserve and had furthermore relished the task of documenting the political transformation that preceded Namibian Independence.
Although the details of the aviation incident and the names of passengers could not yet be confirmed at the time of going to press, official police sources confirmed that the pilot of the plane, whose name has not yet been made public, also died in the tragic accident.
Unconfirmed reports had it that the remains of the plane were found near the Etosha Park early on Monday morning by relatives of Mr van Schalkwyk.
The Civil Aviation department reported on Monday that the crash may have taken place on Saturday. It is understood that Van Schalkwyk departed from Eros airport on Saturday. He did not arrive at his scheduled destination, Ongava, and a search party was then dispatched to search for the missing plane.
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