Tanzania searches for elephant poacher killers of British pilot

Search begins after Roger Gower died when his helicopter was shot down over the Maswa game reserve on Friday

Authorities in Tanzania have launched a search after poachers shot down a helicopter and its British pilot during an operation to track down elephant killers, officials have said.

British pilot Roger Gower was tracking poachers on Friday in the Maswa game reserve when he died after his helicopter crashed after being hit by an AK-47 rifle fired from the ground, Tanzania's tourism and natural resources minister, Jumanne Maghembe, said.