HERAKLION – A 62-year-old Indonesian national, one of two passengers in a single-engine aircraft that crashed into the sea on Thursday morning for unknown reasons, was pronounced dead on arrival at Venizelio Hospital.
The second passenger, a 32-year-old man from South Africa, was in a good condition, Venizelio Hospital director Konstantinos Terzakis said.
The aircraft crashed into the sea off the coast of Heraklion, shortly after taking off from the city’s airport. According to the chief of Heraklion airport Nikos Kazantzakis, the aircraft sent out a distress signal as soon as it took off.
The authorities are conducting an investigation into the reasons for the fatal accident.
ATHENS - Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was briefed on Monday on requests for aid and the way this can be offered to Türkiye that is suffering from the repercussions of the devastating earthquake but also on the progress of the cold wave "Barbara" at a teleconference he had on Monday with the responsible ministries.
FALMOUTH, MA – The police in Falmouth have identified the victim in an accident involving a car plunging into the ocean on February 20, NBC10 Boston reported.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
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