JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — A plane crash in Botswana's Okavango Delta region has killed seven tourists and their foreign pilot, according to reports.
The Cessna 208 plane — a Moremi Air charter flight — crashed shortly after takeoff from the Xakanaxa air strip in northern Botswana, according to BBC News. It was heading to the island campsite of Pom Pom, a luxury safari spot famous for its birds and wildlife.
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The eight killed include three Swedes, three French nationals and a British tourist, as well as their British pilot, Agence France-Presse reports.
Two French tourists and two Botswana nationals — said to be officials from the Department of Road Transport and Safety — survived the crash, according to the country's civil aviation authority.
The French couple who survived have been airlifted to a Johannesburg hospital for emergency treatment, AFP reports.
Botswana officials said the cause of the crash is not yet known, and the transport ministry is investigating.
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