11/22/2020 19:08
Clarín.com
Society
Updated 11/22/2020 7:31 PM
After the death of the banker Jorge Brito after his helicopter crashed into the Cabra Corral Dam area, 85 kilometers from Salta Capital, the remains of the wrecked aircraft in Coronel Moldes were
extracted in a difficult
joint
operation
between the Police of Salta, Provincial Highway and the Argentine Army.
The aircraft accidentally fell into the Juramento River last Friday afternoon, in which two fatalities were recorded.
The operation to rescue the remains began at 6 a.m. on Sunday and lasted more than 6 hours.
Sources of the operation indicated that everything extracted will be transferred to the aeronautical workshop
in the Civil Aviation hangars of the Government of the Province of Salta
at the Martín Miguel de Güemes international airport.
In this way, the Investigative Board of the Ministry of Transportation of the Nation, which arrived especially from the province of Córdoba, will continue there with the expert work aimed at establishing the causes of the crash of the helicopter and having more data on the cause of the accident. .
With the support of personnel from the Salta Police and the Argentine Army, and after more than six hours of work, the remains of the deceased businessman's helicopter were extracted from the bed of the Juramento River, near the Cabra Corral dam, further 75 kilometers south of the capital of Salta.
Yesterday, the experts worked throughout the day with the helicopter on the river bed, after which they indicated that a first report will be released tomorrow with data arising from the aircraft's expertise.
The Salta Security Minister,
Juan Manuel Pulleiro
, reported that in order to remove the remains of the wrecked ship,
the gates of the Cabra Corral dam were closed, so that the water level of the river
, which was also low,
would decrease
and be able to remove the aircraft with heavy machinery from the province's highway.
The death of Jorge Brito: this was the operation to rescue the remains of the helicopter.
He also commented that the tail rotor was completely detached from the rest of the ship, which weighs between 1,200 and 1,400 kilograms.
Pulleiro gave new details of the tragic accident in which Brito and his co-pilot,
Santiago Beauden, died
.
With a government helicopter they made the same route over the Cabra Corral Dam area, 85 kilometers from the capital city of Salta and acknowledged that it was difficult to see the zip line cables.
"The cable broke the tail of the helicopter, it was left without the engine, the tail rotor, and that caused them to collapse instantly," said the official, although he noted that the investigation is being carried out by the National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC).
"
It draws our attention because it has been around for many years
. We cannot know how everything was because until now we have no official information about the accident, the police and civil defense," he added.
The death of Jorge Brito: this was the operation to rescue the remains of the helicopter.
The Secretary of Tourism of Cabra Corral,
Eduardo Muratore
, said that "the zip line is part of a company called Salta Rafting, which is authorized by the Ministry of Tourism, they do all adventure activities."
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