2024-02-06 20:43:00
He former president of Chile on two occasions, Sebastián Piñeradied at the age of 74 following suffer an accident in the helicopter in which he was traveling. The aircraft fell due to heavy rains when it was flying over Lake Ranco, Los Ríos region, according to first reports.
The news was confirmed at 5:00 p.m. by the former president’s office.: “The former president suffered a plane accident in the Lakes Region,” the statement said.
The former president of Chile Sebastián Piñera died in a helicopter accident
Four people were traveling on the aircraft, which submerged more than 40 meters into the lake, three of whom were found alive by emergency teams. Among the passengers were the former president, his sister Magdalena, the businessman Ignacio Guerrero and his son.
The local media From before reported that Piñera and his three companions were flying in the private helicopter from the house of businessman José Cox, located in the Illihue sector of Lago Ranco.
However, The aircraft was only able to fly a few meters before losing control near the coast at 2:57 p.m. due to the rain and fog that affected the area.
According to CNN Chile, The three people who were saved would have jumped from the helicopter before it crashed. For his part, Piñera, who was piloting the aircraft, failed to remove his seat belt and died when the helicopter plunged into the lake.
After the authorities were notified of the accident, agents from the Chilean Navy, firefighters, Carabineros, and the Emergency Medical Care Service went to the scene. The survivors are at the residence of José Cox and The body was recovered from the waters and transferred to a boat. belonging to the Navy, the newspaper reported Third.
After learning of the fact, the Minister of the Interior and Public Security, Carolina Tohá, provided more details regarding the episode from the Palacio de La Moneda. In this regard, he confirmed that three of the four crew members of the aircraft managed to get out, reach the shore by your own means and be safe. However, the government authority specified that this was not the case of the former president.
“The Navy was able to recover the body of the former president who died. “We want to express our shock over this tragedy, to extend our arm of solidarity to his family, to all those close to him, but also to all Chileans because Sebastián Piñera was a democratic president of Chile,” said the minister.
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