TEGUCIGALPA – Five foreigners including the pilot died on Saturday whentheir private plane crashed into the sea shortly after taking off fromHonduras.
The plane had taken off from Roatán island, a tourist destination on theAtlantic coast of Honduras according to local authorities who gaveconflicting accounts of the victims’ nationalities.
Armed forces spokesman Jose Domingo Meza said four of the deceased werefrom the United States and the fifth victim’s nationality had yet to bedetermined.
On the other hand, local emergency services stated that the victimsincluded four Canadians and another victim of unknown nationality.
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The cause of the crash is yet to be ascertained.
The Piper PA-32-260 plane was heading to the tourist port city of Trujillo,about 80 kilometers (49.71 miles) from Roatan, an island visited bytourists from the United States, Canada and Europe, authorities said.
