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One dead, one missing after small plane crashes in northeastern Bolivia
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One dead, one missing after small plane crashes in northeastern Bolivia

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A private plane crashed near a rural airport in Bolivia's northeastern Beni region, resulting in one fatality and one disappearance.
  • Two individuals were rescued alive, one critically injured, while another is missing after separating from the group to seek help.
  • The cause of the crash, involving a flight from Trinidad to Cachascani, is under investigation by the Bolivian Air Force.

A private aircraft crashed in Bolivia's northeastern Beni region, leaving one person dead, two injured, and one missing. The plane, with registration CP-928, was en route from Trinidad, the Beni capital, to the Cachascani airport when it went down near the latter.

a critically injured person and the body of one of the occupants

— Ministry of DefenseDescribing the initial findings by rescue teams at the crash site.

Initially, the Bolivian Air Force (FAB) reported all four occupants, two prosecutors, a lawyer, and the pilot, were found alive, though two had serious injuries. However, the Ministry of Defense later clarified that rescue teams evacuated one critically injured person and the body of one occupant. A third injured individual was evacuated separately.

One prosecutor remains unaccounted for after reportedly leaving the main group to search for assistance. Two SAR rescuers are now on the ground in Cachascani, working with local staff to locate the missing prosecutor.

a prosecutor who was traveling in the crashed plane has not yet been located, after having separated from the group presumably with the intention of seeking help

— Ministry of DefenseDetailing the situation of the missing prosecutor.

The FAB indicated the aircraft lost contact during its flight and was located after its Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) signal was activated. Radar surveillance data aided in pinpointing the aircraft's location. The circumstances and causes of the accident are still undetermined and will be subject to a formal investigation.

the circumstances and causes of the accident have not yet been determined and will have to be established through the corresponding investigation

— FABStating that the official investigation into the crash is pending.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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