A small plane crashed into the Caribbean Sea, claiming the lives of at least twelve people, including several U.S. citizens.
According to civil aviation official Carlos Padilla, the aircraft “made a sharp turn to the right of the runway and fell into the water” just moments after takeoff, going down off the coast of Roatan Island.
A fisherman who saw the accident said he narrowly avoided being hit as the plane plunged into the sea.
Rescue teams searched the waters, with one body still yet to be recovered.
At least 7 people died, after a plane crashed (#PlaneCrash) into water, just off the Caribbean coast of #Honduras on Monday night minutes after taking off from #Roatan Island.
Around 10 people were pulled out from the Wreckage alive.
The Jetstream Aircraft… pic.twitter.com/0fH7z7nXUp
— Surya Reddy (@jsuryareddy) March 18, 2025
“It’s been difficult to access the accident (site) because there are 30 meters (98 ft) of rocks and you can’t get there while walking or swimming,” Roatan Fire Captain Franklin Borjas told the Daily Mail.
“The divers helping with the rescue have zero visibility.”
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