At Least 12 Dead After Honduras Plane Crashes Into Water After Takeoff

At Least 12 Dead After Honduras Plane Crashes Into Water After Takeoff
Rescue operations underway in the aftermath of a plane crash in location given as Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras, on March 17, 2025, in a still from video. Policia Nacional de Honduras/Handout via Reuters
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TEGUCIGALPA—A plane crashed just off the Caribbean coast of Honduras on Monday night minutes after taking off from Roatan Island, killing 12 people, authorities said, while five survived the crash and one person remains missing.

The wreckage of the small Jetstream aircraft, operated by Honduran airline Lanhsa, was found about 0.6 miles off the island’s coast, according to the country’s transport minister.