A light aircraft has been snared by a zipline in the famous South African holiday resort of Sun City.

Reports by local media said that a couple was believed to be inside the small plane at the time of the crash on Friday morning.

Spokesperson for North West police Col Adel Myburgh confirmed the incident.

She told the BBC that a couple in their 60s were “rescued at about 15:00 (13:00 GMT) afternoon after their small aircraft flew into a zipline.”

“It’s a miracle that there were no serious injuries. They were only dehydrated and were taken to a local hospital for further observations.”

Public broadcaster (Sabc) shared a video of the aircraft dangling on the zipline.