In El Salvador, authorities confirm the identity of the people killed in the helicopter crash that took place near the border with Honduras. teleSUR
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00:00In El Salvador, authorities confirmed the identity of the people killed in the helicopter crash that took place near the border with Honduras.
00:07The National Civil Police of El Salvador confirmed the identity of the nine fatal victims in the accident that occurred on Sunday, September 8th.
00:16According to the information, in the aircraft was the former manager of the Santa Victoria Savings and Credit Cooperative, Manuel Cotto Barrientos,
00:25who was involved in the embezzlement of $35 million and who was handed over to the authorities by Honduras.
00:31President Nayib Bukele warned that the incident should not be considered an accident and urged an investigation into the helicopter crash.
00:39A night witness of the incident shares his experience.
00:48I felt the helicopter pass around 7 in the evening going that way.
00:55On the way back, I went to see my sixth sister,
01:00and by the time I was heading back,
01:04the helicopter was flying very low and making a very strange sound.
01:11The helicopter was flying very low,
01:15dangerously.
01:16We crashed.