header banner
WORLD

Five killed in Honduras plane crash, no survivors

May 19: Four Canadians and an American pilot died Saturday when their small plane plunged into the sea off the Honduran island of Roatan where they were vacationing, firefighters said.
Photo Courtesy: Agencies
By Agencies

May 19: Four Canadians and an American pilot died Saturday when their small plane plunged into the sea off the Honduran island of Roatan where they were vacationing, firefighters said.


The plane crashed near the town of Dixon Cove, a few minutes after taking off from the island's airport, AFP reported quoting firefighters. 


Related story

Honduras zoo struggles to replace the drug money that built it


The dead were identified as Bradley Post, Bailey Sony, Tomy Dubler and pilot Patrick Forseth. The other Canadian pilot, Anthony Dubler, briefly survived the crash but died at the Roatan hospital of his injuries.


The causes of the crash and the registration information for the aircraft were not immediately available.


It occurred as the tourists were headed toward the city of Trujillo, about 77 kilometers (48 miles) from Roatan.

Related Stories
WORLD

4 dead in plane crash off Florida's Gulf Coast

WORLD

German plane arrives in Madeira to take home bus c...

WORLD

Azerbaijan claims Russia ‘vowed’ to punish those r...

SOCIETY

Recurrent plane crashes at Lukla Airport

WORLD

Kazakhstan says 42 people likely dead in Azerbaija...