The Nicaraguan Army reported that six of its soldiers were buried when they were preparing to deactivate ammunition in the North Caribbean area. Three of the soldiers died as a result of the collapse of the slope of the pit where they were working and the other three were rescued alive and immediately transferred to a local hospital.
Through a statement, the Directorate of Public and Foreign Relations of the Army announced the news. The incident occurred on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 16, at 2:45 p.m.
“A squad of 14 military personnel made up of the northern military detachment, the corps of engineers and the logistics support command were carrying out work to deactivate ammunition and during this process the slope collapsed in the pit in which they were working,” he said. the institution.
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The deceased are Lieutenant Erling Concepción Hernández Hurtado, Second Sergeant Antonio Guadalupe Arias Quiroz and Private First Class Wilmar Noel López Landero.
The survivors of this incident are First Lieutenant Uriel Cosme Martínez, soldiers Roberto Wilmer Medina and Tonny Pérez Sequeira. The three were treated at a hospital in Puerto Cabezas in the North Caribbean of Nicaragua.
The Nicaraguan Army pointed out that “the brothers-in-arms rescued alive received primary medical care and were later transferred to the Nuevo Amanecer Hospital in Puerto Cabezas, the rest of the personnel did not suffer any damage.”
In addition, the military institution lamented the loss of three of its soldiers. “Given what happened, the Nicaraguan Army expresses its deepest condolences to the families of our brothers in arms who died in the line of duty. With whom we maintain communication and we are providing the corresponding attention, “says the statement.
