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The Hill
18-03-2025
- General
- The Hill
12 killed in Honduras plane crash, including Garifuna musician Aurelio Martínez Suazo
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — A small commercial plane crash off the coast of Honduras left 12 people dead, including a well-known Garifuna musician, authorities said. The Lanhsa Airlines flight crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff Monday night from the island of Roatan en route to the mainland city of La Ceiba. It carried 17 passengers and crew, five of whom were rescued and hospitalized. Police reported that the plane failed to reach full altitude and sank quickly after impact. Local fishermen rescued the survivors. The Honduran Civil Aeronautics Agency said the crash is under investigation. Among the victims was Aurelio Martínez Suazo, a former member of Congress and member of the Garifuna ethnic group, which is of mixed African and Indigenous heritage. Martínez Suazo also held U.S. citizenship. His representative, Helene Odile Guivarch, a French citizen, was among the survivors. Martínez Suazo was originally from Honduras' Gracias a Dios region along the country's Caribbean coast. 'We're devastated,' his nephew Ángel Aparicio Fernández Martínez, also a musician who played with his uncle, said Tuesday. 'He was the family's pillar.' Martínez Suazo was a member of Los Gatos Bravos before forming his own group Lita Ariran. His first album 'Garifuna Soul' took him to Europe, the United States and other parts of the world. 'He was the greatest model from Honduras of Garifuna music on a worldwide stage,' his nephew said. Humberto Castillo, president of the Association of Afro-descendants of the Sula Valley, called Martínez Suazo 'the ambassador of Garifuna culture,' noting that he spoke Garifuna and Miskito and composed music in both languages.
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
12 killed in Honduras plane crash, including Garifuna musician Aurelio Martínez Suazo
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — A small commercial plane crash off the coast of Honduras left 12 people dead, including a well-known Garifuna musician, authorities said. The Lanhsa Airlines flight crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff Monday night from the island of Roatan en route to the mainland city of La Ceiba. It carried 17 passengers and crew, five of whom were rescued and hospitalized. Police reported that the plane failed to reach full altitude and sank quickly after impact. Local fishermen rescued the survivors. The Honduran Civil Aeronautics Agency said the crash is under investigation. Among the victims was Aurelio Martínez Suazo, a former member of Congress and member of the Garifuna ethnic group, which is of mixed African and Indigenous heritage. Martínez Suazo also held U.S. citizenship. His representative, Helene Odile Guivarch, a French citizen, was among the survivors. Martínez Suazo was originally from Honduras' Gracias a Dios region along the country's Caribbean coast. 'We're devastated,' his nephew Ángel Aparicio Fernández Martínez, also a musician who played with his uncle, said Tuesday. 'He was the family's pillar.' Martínez Suazo was a member of Los Gatos Bravos before forming his own group Lita Ariran. His first album 'Garifuna Soul' took him to Europe, the United States and other parts of the world. 'He was the greatest model from Honduras of Garifuna music on a worldwide stage,' his nephew said. Humberto Castillo, president of the Association of Afro-descendants of the Sula Valley, called Martínez Suazo 'the ambassador of Garifuna culture,' noting that he spoke Garifuna and Miskito and composed music in both languages. The victims bodies were taken from Roatan to the morgue in San Pedro Sula. ____ Follow AP's coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean at
Associated Press
18-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
12 killed in Honduras plane crash, including Garifuna musician Aurelio Martínez Suazo
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — A small commercial plane crash off the coast of Honduras left 12 people dead, including a well-known Garifuna musician, authorities said. The Lanhsa Airlines flight crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff Monday night from the island of Roatan en route to the mainland city of La Ceiba. It carried 17 passengers and crew, five of whom were rescued and hospitalized. Police reported that the plane failed to reach full altitude and sank quickly after impact. Local fishermen rescued the survivors. The Honduran Civil Aeronautics Agency said the crash is under investigation. Among the victims was Aurelio Martínez Suazo, a former member of Congress and member of the Garifuna ethnic group, which is of mixed African and Indigenous heritage. Martínez Suazo also held U.S. citizenship. His representative, Helene Odile Guivarch, a French citizen, was among the survivors. Martínez Suazo was originally from Honduras' Gracias a Dios region along the country's Caribbean coast. 'We're devastated,' his nephew Ángel Aparicio Fernández Martínez, also a musician who played with his uncle, said Tuesday. 'He was the family's pillar.' Martínez Suazo was a member of Los Gatos Bravos before forming his own group Lita Ariran. His first album 'Garifuna Soul' took him to Europe, the United States and other parts of the world. 'He was the greatest model from Honduras of Garifuna music on a worldwide stage,' his nephew said. Humberto Castillo, president of the Association of Afro-descendants of the Sula Valley, called Martínez Suazo 'the ambassador of Garifuna culture,' noting that he spoke Garifuna and Miskito and composed music in both languages. The victims bodies were taken from Roatan to the morgue in San Pedro Sula. ____
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Musician Aurelio Martinez, 11 Others Dead in Plane Crash Near Honduras
Originally appeared on E! Online Aurelio Martinez and 11 others have died after a plane crashed near Honduras. Late in the evening of March 17, a Lanhsa Airlines plane that had departed from Roatan, a Honduran island, crashed into the Caribbean sea, killing at least 12 people, authorities said. 'Twelve people dead and five alive after plane crash in Roatan,' Honduras National Police wrote in a statement to X, translated from Spanish. 'At this time, only one body remains to be recovered, and rescue teams continue their work." Civil Aviation Official Carlos Padilla told CBS News that the aircraft had 'made a sharp turn to the right of the runway and fell into the water. The aforementioned outlet, as well as local outlets in Honduras, further reported that among the passengers was 56-year-old Martinez, a popular member of the Garifuna music scene known by the moniker Aurelio, who was also representative in the Honduran National Congress. More from E! Online Tracy Morgan Breaks Silence After Medical Emergency at Knicks Game Family of Teen Twin Brothers Speaks Out After They're Found Dead From Apparent Murder-Suicide RHOC Star Gina Kirschenheiter's Ex-Husband Matt Suffers Heart Attack at 40 Following news of his death, the country of Belize issued a statement eulogizing the musician. 'Aurelio was a great friend of Belize and a true champion of Garifuna culture and music,' the country wrote in a statement to their official Ministry of Foreign Affairs X account. 'As a renowned Garifuna musician, Aurelio was a powerful voice in preserving and promoting the rich cultural heritage of the Garinagu people." The statement added that the musician's death 'leaves a void in the world of music and culture, but his legacy will live on in the hearts of all who loved his art and his people.' In her own statement to X, president of Honduras Xiomara Castro noted that the Honduras rescue teams are 'tirelessly' working to save survivors from the crash and transport them to local hospitals. She concluded in her statement, 'May God protect people's lives.' E! News has reached out to local Honduran authorities as well as to reps for Aurelio Martinez, but has not yet heard back. For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News App
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Yahoo
Plane crash off Caribbean island kills at least 12, including music star
At least 12 people including a popular musician died Monday when a small plane crashed into the Caribbean sea quickly after taking off from the Honduran island of Roatan, officials said. The Lanhsa Airlines plane departed at nightfall from Roatan, one of the central American country's main tourist destinations, headed for the port of La Ceiba on the Honduran mainland. The aircraft "made a sharp turn to the right of the runway and fell into the water," civil aviation official Carlos Padilla said. "The plane almost fell on us. I was fishing," a fisherman, whose name was not given, told HCH television. The fire department said 12 people were killed in the crash while five others were rescued. Dramatic video posted social media by the national police showed rescue workers carrying a survivor on a stretcher onto the rocky shore. Another video showed a similar scene, with police reporting that only one body was still missing as rescue teams continued their search. Honduran musician Aurelio Martinez, a popular member of the Garifuna music scene, was among the dead, local media reported. According to the Kennedy Center, Martinez founded the Lita Ariran ensemble, one of the first Garifuna groups to be featured on an internationally distributed album. "Martinez's virtuosic musicianship and passionate performances made him a mainstay of the La Cieba music scene, where he was best loved for his take on punta rock, the high-energy, Garifuna roots-infused pop genre that took Central America by storm in the 1990s," according to the Kennedy Center. Among the injured passengers was a 40-year-old French citizen who was being transferred to a hospital in the city of San Pedro Sula on the mainland, Major Wilmer Guerrero of the fire department said. Fifteen passengers were on the plane, along with two pilots and a flight attendant, according to police. The crash, which happened about half a mile from the island's coast, was caused by an "apparent mechanical failure" on the British-made Jetstream 41, the police statement said. Honduran President Xiomara Castro said she had "immediately activated" an emergency committee made up of the armed forces, firefighters and others to assist the victims of the accident. U.S. Marine Band forced to cancel concert with students of color after Trump DEI order Restoring classic cars in the classroom How DOGE cuts are jeopardizing our national parks
