Pilot dies after helicopter accident in Angra dos Reis (RJ) – 12/11/2020



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Gilvan Marques and Tatiana Campbell

UOL, in São Paulo, and collaboration for UOL, in Rio *

11/12/2020 20h31Updated in 11/12/2020 22h00

A man died after a helicopter crashed around 7:00 p.m. in the Vila Histórica de Mambucaba region, in Angra dos Reis, on the Costa Verde, in Rio. The information was confirmed at Twitter by the Angra dos Reis Fire Department. The man, a pilot of the aircraft, was found in a river near the crash at 8:43 p.m.

Three Fire Brigade teams are at the scene attending to the incident and conducting searches. There is still no information on the causes of the accident.

According to the Civil Defense of Paraty, the helicopter for private use tried to land on the golf course of the Hotel de Bosque, a hotel considered of high level, but failed. The propeller hit the transmission line and left the city of Paraty, as well as part of Angra dos Reis, in darkness.

According to the Federal Highway Police, part of the wiring fell on Rio-Santos, at km 531. The road had to be closed in both directions. The PRF reported that traffic flows along the shoulder.

In a note, Enel Distribuição Rio reported that “an incident in the high voltage network interrupted the power supply in the municipality of Paraty and part of Angra dos Reis. Company technicians are inspecting the line to locate the damaged section of the network electrical “.

The president visits Angra

This Friday, President Jair Bolsonaro went to Angra dos Reis, where he visited the home of Walderice da Conceição, Wal do Açaí, investigated on suspicion of being a ghost employee in his former office in the Chamber of Deputies. Then he went to his summer home, in the Historic Village of Mambucaba.

The Council of the Presidency of the Republic told the Twitter that the aircraft involved in tonight’s accident is not part of the president’s entourage.

* Ailton Alves collaborated, collaboration for UOL, in Recife

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