https://theworldwatch.com/tags/guatemala/ Fri 09 Oct 2026 21:47:25 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1620514/two-feared-dead-as-helicopter-carrying-seven-people-plunges-into-lake-atitlan-in-guat/
A helicopter carrying seven people has plunged into a lake with two on board still missing. Five businesspeople were pulled alive from the water after their hotel flight crashed into a volcanic lake. Divers are still unable to reach the two men believed to be trapped in the wreck. READ MORE: OnlyFans star hijacks hubby’s Instagram over prostitute claims The Airbus H130 hit the surface as it was approaching the lakeside helipad. Seven people were on board when the aircraft dived into Lake Atitlán in Sololá, Guatemala, at about 12.45pm yesterday (8 Oct). The five individuals rescued alive survived without injury, and were put up at the hotel they were heading for. Police named the missing pair as Captain Jorge Rodolfo Maldonado, the pilot, and passenger Pablo José Polanco Agustín, and said both were still inside the submerged machine. Those brought to safety were Andrea Lozano Ardón de Sittenfeld, Diego Díaz, César Enrique Morales Catú, Caterin Victoria Chay Carrillo and Sandra Natali Santizo Romero. The Civil National Police said the group was made up of businesspeople from the capital on their way to a training session at Hotel Atitlán, and that the session was cancelled after the crash. Volunteer firefighters and army frogmen searched for the pair until rain forced them to stop with a restart set for first light today. ]]> Fri 09 Oct 2026 17:29:03 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1620514/two-feared-dead-as-helicopter-carrying-seven-people-plunges-into-lake-atitlan-in-guat/