On the 6th, Chile's former ** Piñera died unexpectedly in a crash at the age of 74. Chile's ** Boric announced a national mourning for 3 days and will hold a state funeral for Piñera on the 9th.
Chile's "Three O'Clock" said on the 6th that Piñera and his family were on vacation in the Los Ríos region of southern Chile, and he chose to drive home after a dinner at a friend's house that day, and there were three other relatives and friends on the plane. ** Crashed at Lake Lanco, 3 other people managed to unbuckle their seatbelts and swim to shore, but Piñera drowned because he did not unbuckle his seatbelts. After the accident, Chile's interior minister, Toa, said that Piñera's body had been recovered and brought ashore and that authorities were investigating the cause of the accident.
Chilean ex** Piñera.
Despite the bad weather at the time, Piñera decided to drive ***, which a preliminary investigation revealed was a crash just minutes after takeoff, people familiar with the matter said. According to the Spanish newspaper El País, for more than 20 years, Piñera has held a private pilot's license, and in his first term, he also raised concerns about his hobby of flying.
Spain's "El Mundo" said on the 7th that after discovering the fault, Piñera quickly made a judgment and let his companion jump out of *** to escape. He said, "You jump first, and if I jump with you, it will hit all of us." According to Le Monde, during his two stints as Chilean ** between 2010 and 2014 and 2018 and 2022, Piñera was accustomed to making "big decisions", and his last decision was to sacrifice himself to save his comrades.
After learning of the tragic death of Piñera, in addition to Chilean politicians, many current and former dignitaries in Spain and Latin American countries expressed their condolences. Former Colombian Iván Duque, former Argentine Macri, Bolivian former Morales and former Spanish Prime Minister Rajoy all posted condolences to Piñera on social media; Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Venezuelan Maduro, Brazil Lula and others also expressed their deep condolences.
A spokesman for China said on the 7th that China expressed deep condolences over the unfortunate death of the former Chilean Piñera, expressed sincere condolences to his family and the Chilean people, and said that Piñera was "an old friend of the Chinese people".
*: Global Times.
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