5 Foreign Tourists Killed in Plane Crash in Honduras

5 Foreign Tourists Killed in Plane Crash in Honduras
A view shows wreckage of a plane that crashed into the sea near the island of Roatan, Honduras, May 18, 2019. Honduras Fire Department/via REUTERS
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TEGUCIGALPA—Five foreigners including the pilot died on Saturday when their private plane crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from Roatán island, a tourist destination on the Atlantic coast of Honduras, local authorities said.

Officials gave conflicting accounts of the victims’ nationalities. Armed forces spokesman Jose Domingo Meza said four of the victims were from the United States and the fifth victim’s nationality had yet to be determined.