The maneuver that Sebastián Piñera would have made to save passengers from his helicopter

Sebastian Piñera, former president of Chile, died due to an accident in his helicopter. At 74 years old, he piloted the aircraft that crashed into Lake Ranco, 200 meters deep. He was the only victim, since his sister and two other close friends managed to get out of the device and swim to the shore of the tributary.

(In context: Sebastián Piñera, former president of Chile, died in a helicopter accident).

The former president, who was in the Palacio de la Moneda for two periods (2010 – 2014 and 2018 – 2002), had lunch on the afternoon of February 6 with one of his friends. At the end of the meeting, he decided to return to his house in the Bahía Coique condominium, near Lago Ranco, an area of ​​vacation homes where he spent his days.

Piñera used to pilot his helicopter, so this last time was no exception. His sister Magdalena, his friend Ignacio Guerrero and his son got on the aircraft.

Minutes after taking off, problems arose. According to the Chilean newspaper The Mercury On-Line (Emol), the politician would have made a maneuver so that the occupants could jump.

“I would have managed to get down to an optimal height for this. There, they started swimming, got out on their own and asked for help,” the outlet reported.

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“He would have told his companions to unbuckle their seat belts and jump because the fall was imminent. If he did, the helicopter was going to fall on them,” a reporter from the television channel also said. T13.

Piñera did not leave the helicopter. In circumstances that the authorities are investigating, the device finally fell into the lake, where the former president died..

Carabineros, Navy and Firefighters moved to the area of ​​the accident to rescue his body from the waters. So far, the helicopter has not been recovered.

“After takeoff and after a few minutes of flight, it capped at the scene with four people on board, among whom was former president Sebastián Piñera Echenique, who died in this unfortunate accident,” reiterated the General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics of Chile (DGAC).

Magdalena Piñera, who survived the accident, gave a short statement. “He was a great man, a very generous and very brave man.. Thank you very much,” he said for the channel. Meganoticias.

(See: Sebastián Piñera passed away: first images of the rescue of his body from Lake Ranco).

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Tatiana Esquivel, regional prosecutor, stated that the cause of the accident is being investigated, whether, for example, a mechanical failure or adverse weather conditions, since it was raining and cloudy.

“We have to have the technical background to make a statement,” he expressed on the night of February 6.

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When asked if Piñera had been trapped in the helicopter after failing to unbuckle his seat belt, she emphasized that the results of the autopsy were required: “We can only point out that the body was found submerged in water.”

“(The survivors) They told us how they managed to escape. It would have been under their own means. We cannot provide more details, since a plane accident has many technical reports,” she added at a press conference.

President Gabriel Boric announced that there will be a state funeral to say goodbye to the former presidentwhom he described as a “democrat from the first hour.”

“This fact moves us and mourns us as a country in especially difficult circumstances due to the tragedy of the fires that have hit many of our compatriots just these days,” he commented in a televised speech.

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