Thursday afternoon The death of the 6 occupants were confirmed in the wrecked ambulance plane in Curacavíafter an intense search that began on Wednesday.
Remember that, The vehicle transported a patient and his companion, in addition to a doctor, a nurse and the two pilots.
With the passing of the hours, more details of the victims have been known. According to Radio Bío Bío, The patient was José Torres Espinoza, who was accompanied by his son -in -law praise Rivera Alanoca.
Torres, He was a 79 -year -old businessman who was being transferred back to Arica, after being treated by a stroke (stroke).
According to the third, in its region He was known for being an emblematic militant of Christian democracy (DC)very active in dictatorship and also during the governments of the Concertación.
Even He became a regional president of the DC. After the accident, the mayor of Arica, Orlando Vargas, mentioned that “he was a great Ariqueño friend, a tireless worker, a businessman with love for his city.”
Who went with the patient on the wrecked plane in Curacaví?
The patient accompanied him Dr. Dinko Neri and the nurse, Diana Niño. Neri, meanwhile, is remembered for being part of the medical team of the Antofagasta Sports Club.
The sports organization posted a few words for the health official after knowing his death. “Dinko It was a fundamental part of our medical team, highlighting for its commitment and professionalism in the 2022 Copa Sudamericana campaignalso sometimes accompanied the squad during the last year and the present, ”they said.
“We send our most sincere condolences to your family, friends and loved ones. We accompany you with love and respect in this painful moment“They said.
Doctor, Jorge Font, Neri’s partner, also expressed words: “A very important friend came on the plane, Dr. Disko. Partner, colleague, and a very dear person. A nurse who worked with us also traveled, and the pilot, who turned out to be the husband of a cousin of mine, ”he said.
“Era A fighter. Very human, good professional, close to patients. He liked the music, he was on a motorcycle, he was an athlete, Iquiqueño from the heart. A globetrotter that did well to the city, ”he told Vila’s Radio, from Iquique.
On the other hand, the nurse Child, native of Iquique, went on the flight from Arica to Santiago accompanying Torres and then had to return to Arica with another patient to finally finish his turn, according to his mother, Angélica Saavedra, to the press.
“The last call he made was before leaving and there I didn’t know anymore. The last thing he told me was: ‘Mamita, let yourself be just, I’m going to arrive as in the early morning because I have to leave the patient to Arica and in getting to Iquique, he will be super late,” he said.
“My daughter loves what she does. She is a life nurse, she worked in Samu, in office, now on this … it really makes him happy to do this“He added.” He told me, ‘I have keys, so don’t worry, I enter’. I was calm with that. ”
The plane pilots
Luis Meneses, one of the plane pilots, was also a surfer. This was told by one of his close friends in conversation with With you live.
Mike, as identified, said they practiced surf frequently on the beaches of Iquique. “When he was not in the air, he was in the water, he counted the days and the hours to surf“He said.
On Monday, May 5, it was the last time they spoke: “Precisely, he asked how the conditions of the sea were, of the waves.”
He also described him as “A very good friend” and said that “he always surfed with his son. His favorite area is Playa Cavancha or Punta Thick in Iquique, we are a community of surfers, we all wanted it. ”
The other pilot was Christian Muñozwho worked at Coastline Chile, a company dedicated to aeromedical transfers that expressed its condolences for the loss of the official.
“In these moments of pain, our thoughts and prayers are with the families and loved ones of the victims,” they said in a statement.
