Gugu Zulu: South African Racing driver dies climbing Kilimanjaro for Mandela Day
The Mandela Foundation has announced the death of South African racing driver, Gugu Zulu.
Zulu died while trying to climb Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro for a charity linked to Nelson Mandela, the Foundation said in a statement.
Condolences to the family of Motorsport champion #GuguZulu who died while climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro for #MandelaDay pic.twitter.com/KnntzKkCsA
— South African Government (@GovernmentZA) July 18, 2016
The statement said details were still sketchy.
“What we do know is that Gugu experienced problems breathing. The medical team supporting the trek put him on a drip and they descended the mountain with him.
“We are informed that the medical teams tried everything possible to save his life.”
The climbers were due to reach the summit today marking Mandela Day..
