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Sundance Sends Second Team to Congo

By Joel ScanlonJun 24 2010

Sundance is trying to get a second rescue team to try and salvage the bodies from the crash site in Africa. Sundance Resources Ltd lost its entire board of six members in the aircraft crash on Saturday on the western ridge of Congo's Avima Range, near the Gabonese border.

The twin-engine CASA 212 was carrying Chairman Geoff Wedlock, chief executive Don Lewis, company secretary John Carr-Gregg and non-executive directors Ken Talbot, John Jones and Craig Oliver amongst others in the 11 people on board.

While flying from Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon, to the site of Sundance's Mbalam iron ore project near Yangadou in northwest Congo-Brazzaville the plane crashed in the dense forest.

The location of the crash has made it difficult to remove the bodies from the site. Sundance has deployed a second team of specialist recovery experts from South Africa and they are en route to the crash site to assist in the recovery operation as per a statement from the company on Thursday.

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Joel Scanlon

Joel relocated to Australia in 1995 from the United Kingdom and spent five years working in the mining industry as an exploration geotechnician. His role involved utilizing GIS mapping and CAD software. Upon transitioning to the North Coast of NSW, Australia, Joel embarked on a career as a graphic designer at a well-known consultancy firm. Subsequently, he established a successful web services business catering to companies across the eastern seaboard of Australia. It was during this time that he conceived and launched News-Medical.Net. Joel has been an integral part of AZoNetwork since its inception in 2000. Joel possesses a keen interest in exploring the boundaries of technology, comprehending its potential impact on society, and actively engaging with AI-driven solutions and advancements.

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