US EditionHelicopter with 5 senior military officials from Guyana goes missing near border with Venezuela
- A Guyanese army helicopter carrying seven people is missing near the Venezuela border, amid tensions over a disputed territory.
- Guyana's Defense Force lost contact with the helicopter after it departed from Olive Creek settlement.
- Venezuelan troops have been gathering on the border, leading to fears of an imminent invasion.
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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.
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