12 dead, five survive as plane crashes near Roatan Island, Honduras

12 dead, five survive as plane crashes near Roatan Island, Honduras
The Lanhsa Jetstream wreckage was found 1 km off Roatan’s coast, Honduras’ transport minister said. The wreckage of the small Jetstream aircraft, operated by Honduran airline Lanhsa, was found about 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) off the island’s coast, according to the country’s transport minister.

“At approximately 9 a.m. the recovery of the last victim of the accident will continue,” Honduras’ firefighters’ corps said on social media early on Tuesday. “We expect better weather and visibility.”

According to the flight manifest shown by local media, the passengers included a U.S. national, a French national and two minors. The plane was scheduled to fly to La Ceiba airport on the Honduran mainland.

Well-known Garifuna musician Aurelio Martinez Suazo was among the dead, according to fire officials.

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