Al
Arabiya identified the deputy governor as Prince Mansour bin Muqrin and
published a video which it said shows bin Muqrin and the other officials
boarding the helicopter.
Bin Marquin's death came on the
heels of a sweeping crackdown that led to the arrests of dozens of Saudi
princes and former ministers on the order of King Salman.
Local
newspaper Okaz reported the helicopter went down while the officials were
taking a tour of an area near the coast in Asir, which borders Yemen.
According
to Al Arabiya, the helicopter was carrying eight people in total, including the
secretary and undersecretary of Asir province.
Prince Mansour bin Muqrin, who died
in the crash, is the son of another former crown prince.
His father, Muqrin bin Abdul Aziz,
was pushed aside by his half-brother King Salman a few months after he took the
throne in 2015.
The fate of the other occupants of
the helicopter remains unclear, but Saudi news outlet Okaz said that
unconfirmed reports suggested there were no survivors.
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