Helicopter with 5 senior military officials from Guyana goes missing near border with Venezuela

Five Guyanese soldiers died and two survived in a plane crash when they were going by helicopter to visit troops near the border with Venezuela, the Guyana Defense Force reported Thursday. The Bell 412 helicopter disappeared this Wednesday, about 48 kilometers from the border with Venezuela, and its search was hampered both Wednesday and Thursday due to bad weather. The dead are Lieutenant Colonel Michael Charles, who was piloting the aircraft; …

A Guyanese army helicopter carrying seven people, including five senior military officers, crashed near the border with Venezuela. Guyana has not attributed responsibility for the disaster to Venezuela, but tensions in the region are growing. The United States announced that it would conduct joint military exercises with Guyana along the border, which Caracas described as a provocation.

There is no evidence that the helicopter was attacked.

Guyana military helicopter crash kills 5 officers and leaves 2 survivors

By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana’s government says five military officers aboard a military helicopter that crashed near the border with Venezuela have died and two others aboard survived. The helicopter found Thursday had vanished Wednesday during bad weather while transporting officers carrying out a routine inspection of troops. President Irfaan Ali says the victims include a retired brigadier general, a col…

There is no evidence that the helicopter was attacked.

5 dead in Guyanase military helicopter crash near Venezuela

Chopper disappeared near border with Venezuela, search made difficult due to weather - Anadolu Ajansı