Aurelio Martínez believed killed after plane crashed while taking off from Roatán island in CaribbeanAt least 12 people, including a prominent member of the Garifuna music scene have died after a small plane crashed into the sea while taking off from a Caribbean island off Honduras, officials said.The Lanhsa airlines plane departed at nightfall on Monday from Roatán, one of the Central American country’s main tourist destinations, heading for the port of La Ceiba, on the mainland. Continue reading...
A plane crash off the coast of Roatán, Honduras killed 13 people, including leading Garifuna musician Aurelio Martínez. The Lanhsa Airlines flight, heading to La Ceiba, crashed shortly after takeoff due to an apparent mechanical failure. Martínez, a former Honduran congressman, was a prominent figure in Garifuna music and culture, and his death has been met with tributes and grief from the Garifuna community and beyond.