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The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, regretted on Monday the death of the co-pilot of the Canadair plane who fell while fighting a fire in the Peneda-Gerês National Park area in August.
According to a note published on the website of the Presidency of the Republic on the Internet, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa “today offered his deepest condolences to the relatives of the co-pilot,” Maximiliano Plaza Bretón, a Spanish national, who was “injured as a result of the tragic plane crash “. Canadair ‘on August 8, while fighting a fire in Gerês with the Portuguese pilot Jorge Jardim, who unfortunately died on the spot ”.
“The President of the Republic praises the professionalism of all those who, particularly in recent months, have provided a team service and indispensable assistance in fighting the terrible fires that ravage our country,” reads the same note.
The death of the co-pilot of the Canadair plane was reported today by Spanish media.
According to the newspaper A voz da Galiza, the 38-year-old man was found dead today at his home in Babilafuente, in the province of Salamanca, where he was recovering from the serious injuries caused by the Canadair plane crash on August 8. .
In turn, the newspaper Faro de Vigo continues, citing the newspaper La Gaceta, which awaits the results of the autopsy to determine the causes of death.
The crash of the plane that was fighting a fire in the Peneda-Gerês National Park, in Lindoso, Ponte da Barca municipality, in the Viana do Castelo district, caused the death of the 65-year-old Portuguese pilot.
On the day of the accident, the co-pilot was transferred to the Braga Hospital and on August 15 he was transferred to the Virgen de la Vega hospital in Salamanca, where he was finally operated, says Faro de Vigo.
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