The Minister of Popular Power for Defense, Vladimir Padrino López, informed that the seven bodies, of the total of the 10 people traveling aboard the Cessna Grand Caravan C-208B were located, belonging to the Air Transportation Group No. 9 of the Bolivarian military aviation, which on Tuesday rushed to land in the cucurital sector, near the population the reform in the municipality of Amazonas.
Through a statement, published on social networks, he informed that “unfortunately the co -pilot and six compatriots of causes still to be determined died; the evacuation of their bodies will be carried out as soon as possible.”
According to the data provided, the aircraft was piloted by the largest Yonkers Atahualpa Salimey Rujano, the co -pilot captain Luis Alberto Durán Caripa, who died in the accident, and Lieutenant Valerie Julbet Valentiner Vera, Chief of Machine.
Padrino López explained that once lost radar contact, the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) deployed aerial and land units in search and rescue work of the crew and passengers, finding three of the ten of the ten people on board alive, “who is being given the corresponding medical care”.
The aircraft fulfilled a personnel transfer mission of the Yanomani indigenous community to the population of Parima B in the Alto Orinoco, and would return with material and equipment of the National Electoral Council used in the recent elections of July 27.
