Moment before 'missing' Ugandan choppers left Soroti
- 5 years ago
Seven of the 28 Ugandan soldiers who were aboard three helicopters that went missing in Mount Kenya forest have been rescued.
Military Spokesman Bogita Ongeri said the soldiers in one of the located helicopters were receiving treatment at a military base in Nanyuki.
"Seven of them have been rescued and are being treated," he said.
He would not comment on the extent of injuries they sustained or if they were the only ones in their helicopter.
Ongeri added that the search and rescue mission for two other military helicopters was underway in the expansive forest where they went down late on Sunday while en-route to Somalia to join AMISOM forces in the war against Al Shabaab.
Military Spokesman Bogita Ongeri said the soldiers in one of the located helicopters were receiving treatment at a military base in Nanyuki.
"Seven of them have been rescued and are being treated," he said.
He would not comment on the extent of injuries they sustained or if they were the only ones in their helicopter.
Ongeri added that the search and rescue mission for two other military helicopters was underway in the expansive forest where they went down late on Sunday while en-route to Somalia to join AMISOM forces in the war against Al Shabaab.