TANZANIA: Hands Of an Elephant Campaign Gets a Huge Blow as Poachers Bring Down Helicopter Killing The Pilot. [video]

British pilot Roger Gower died in the line of duty in Tanzania tracking the hunting activities of poachers when his helicopter was brought down by poachers in Maswa Game Reserve.

Captain Roger Gower who was of British National was shot mid air by poachers AK47.

Confirming the ordeal here are some tweets from Lazaro Nyalandu  MP for Singida North Constituency and former minister for Natural Resources and Tourism in Tanzania.

CaptRoger's body was flown into Arusha early today, as those who killed him are still at large.Everything must done to bring them to justice

— Lazaro Nyalandu (@LazaroNyalandu) January 30, 2016

Those poachers who killed Capt Roger are coward, evil, and sad people. A fine hearted individual gone too soon, and our hearts are broken

— Lazaro Nyalandu (@LazaroNyalandu) January 30, 2016

RIP Capt Roger. You loved our country and I knew you on many flights we took together in defence of our wildlife heritage. Life is precious

— Lazaro Nyalandu (@LazaroNyalandu) January 30, 2016

Poachers shot and killed Capt Roger, a helicopter pilot who was on a mission to help Rangers find killers of an elephant at Maswa yesterday

— Lazaro Nyalandu (@LazaroNyalandu) January 30, 2016