February 7, 2024 9:46 p.m
The former president of Chile Sebastian Pinera has perished because did not leave the crashed helicopter to rescue its passengers announced the former minister from his office Carla Rubilar, quoted by the Chilean national television and TASS.
“The president’s sister says his last words were ‘jump first, because if I jump with you, the helicopter will fall (on all of us),'” Rubilar said.
According to radio station BioBio, Pinera found out after takeoff that the helicopter malfunctioned, and began to descend over a lake to allow the passengers to jump. In addition to the former Chilean president, his sister Magdalena Pinera and his friend along with their son were on board. All three survived.
According to the autopsy, Pinera is died as a result of “asphyxiation while being immersed in the water”.
His body was found in the helicopter, at a depth of 40 meters.
The accident happened on Tuesday. Three days of mourning have been announced in Chile.
2024-02-07 19:46:00
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