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San Juan helicopter crash aftermath

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On 29 July 2026 a Bell 412 helicopter contracted by Argentina's Argentina’s Federal Emergency Agency crashed during a wildfire‑combat training mission mission. The aircraft lost radar contact at 10:26 local time and fell in San Juan Province, the Ischigualasto Provincial Park near Valle Fértil, killing all seven occupants, including several provincial officials. The accident prompted an immediate investigation, with Protection Civil director Carlos Heredia, police sub‑chief Germán Videla, fire chief Rubén Castro, fire division chief Jorge Carbajal, pilot Matías Valenzuela and two AFE brigadiers. Governor Marcelo Orrego declared three days of provincial mourning. Rescue teams recovered the bodies and the flight‑data recorder; investigators cite fog and drizzle cited as possible contributing factors. In the Two days that followed, the later, San Juan province entered held a period of mourning. The bodies of four series of the deceased officials were taken to funeral rites. A mass was celebrated and broadcast live at the Cathedral of San Juan for a public farewell, where thousands gathered for a mass and open viewing. Bautista. A funeral procession later then moved the remains through the city to city, stopping at the Capital Cemetery, concluding police headquarters, the community's formal tributes. The sequence of events illustrates Civil Protection Directorate, the transition from fire‑brigade barracks and the crash itself town of Benavídez before proceeding to the province's collective mourning capital cemetery. The officials laid to rest were Heredia, Videla, Castro and ceremonial honors for Carbajal, alongside pilots and crew members. Thousands of citizens, families and officials attended the fallen ceremonies, completing the province’s public servants. tributes to the victims.

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