Helicopter Carrying 5 Senior Guyana Military Officials Is Missing Near Tense Border With Venezuela

Helicopter Carrying 5 Senior Guyana Military Officials Is Missing Near Tense Border With Venezuela
A man carries the new map of Venezuela with the Essequibo territory, a large swath of land that is administered and controlled by Guyana but claimed by Venezuela, to the National Assembly building in Caracas, Venezuela, on Dec. 6, 2023. Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana—A military helicopter carrying seven people vanished Wednesday near Guyana’s border with Venezuela, with authorities saying there was bad weather in the area and stressing there was no indication it may have been hit by hostile fire as tensions escalate between the countries.

Two crew members aboard the helicopter were taking five senior officers on an inspection of troops guarding a border area that Venezuela claims as its own, according to Army Chief Brig. Gen. Omar Khan.