Madagascar: minister swims 12 hours to safety after helicopter crash

Serge Gelle one of two survivors to make marathon swim to shore after ejecting from stricken helicopter

A Madagascan minister was one of two survivors to have swum about 12 hours to shore after their helicopter crashed off the island's north-east coast, authorities said.

A search was continuing for two other passengers after Monday's crash, the cause of which was not immediately clear, police and port authorities said.