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Victims identified in Guatemalan plane crash
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Victims identified in Guatemalan plane crash

From Prensa Libre · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Two individuals, Jorge Samayoa Delgado and Javier Luengo Delgado, have been identified as the victims of a plane crash in San Miguel Pochuta, Chimaltenango.
  • The Beechcraft 35 Bonanza aircraft, registered as TG-PIP, departed from La Aurora International Airport and disappeared from radar.
  • Rescue operations involving the Guatemalan Army and national disaster reduction personnel confirmed the fatalities after an extensive search.

Jorge Samayoa Delgado and Javier Luengo Delgado died in a plane crash in San Miguel Pochuta, Chimaltenango. The accident occurred on Friday, July 3rd, prompting a multi-agency search and rescue operation.

The aircraft, a Beechcraft 35 Bonanza monomotor identified as TG-PIP, took off from La Aurora International Airport at 8:54 AM, bound for Santa Bárbara, Suchitepéquez. The flight was expected to take approximately 30 minutes.

An emergency locator transmitter signal was activated at 2:08 PM on Friday. Rescue teams, including soldiers from the Guatemalan Army and personnel from the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (Conred), launched an immediate search. The victims were identified on Saturday afternoon.

The Guatemalan Army's Air Force and Humanitarian and Rescue Brigade confirmed their involvement in the aerial search and rescue operations for the crew of the TG-PIP aircraft. Social media platforms saw messages of condolence extended to the families of the Samayoa Delgado and Luengo Delgado families.

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Originally published by Prensa Libre in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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