Two entrepreneur brothers have died in a helicopter crash after their aircraft disappeared from radar and plunged to the ground in dense fog.
Krzysztof Superson, 44, and his brother Mariusz, 41, were flying a Robinson R44 Raven II when it went down.
The burning wreckage was found in woodland around 2,297ft (700m) from the nearest paved road.
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Despite the rapid arrival of emergency services, the brothers had no chance of survival after it crashed at around 2:45pm on Saturday (29 Nov).
Krzysztof and Mariusz were the owners of Sup-Fol, a packaging company based in Przeworsk.
Earlier this year, the firm won the prestigious Podkarpackie Economic Award in the Best Product 2025 category.
Sup-Fol also sponsors the local football club, MKS Kańczuga 1949, as reported by Need To Know.
Their deaths have shocked the local community, prompting tributes from the mayor of Przeworsk and the village head of Studzian.
The council said the brothers were “young, enterprising and actively involved in the life of the local community”.
Authorities are now investigating the condition of the 15-year-old aircraft and whether harsh weather played a role in the crash near the village of Cierpisz in south-eastern Poland.
Pilot error has not been ruled out.
No one else was on board at the time.
Infrastructure Minister Dariusz Klimczak confirmed that a specialist team has been dispatched to examine the cause of the tragedy.
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