TV chef Mynie Steffens, 43, k!lled in helicopter crash while spraying crops with pesticide

TV chef Mynie Steffens, 43, k!lled in helicopter crash while spraying crops with pesticide

What Happened On Monday, November 10, 2025, around 8 a.m., Steffens— a licensed pilot—was crop-dusting her own citrus farm near Patensie in South Africa’s Eastern Cape. While spraying pesticides in a helicopter, she struck overhead power lines, causing the aircraft to crash in a grassy area. She was the sole occupant and was pronounced dead … Read more