On Tuesday, February 6, Sebastián Piñera, the former President of Chile, died in a helicopter crash. This sad event took place over Lago Branco, Los Rios region, nearly 900 km from Santiago, around 3 PM. Reports from La Tercera, Clarín, and ABC shared this news. The helicopter had four people on board; three survived, thanks […]
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