13 die in Honduras plane crash off Caribbean coast
Jetstream plane crashed minutes after take-off from Roatan Island on Monday. Transport minister said authorities suspect mechanical failure
The body of the last missing victim was recovered on Tuesday.
The wreckage of the small British-made Jetstream aircraft, operated by Honduran airline Lanhsa and carrying 18 passengers, was found about 1km (0.6 miles) off the island’s coast, according to the country’s transport minister.
Transport Minister Octavio Pineda said authorities suspected mechanical failure.
“The plane almost fell on us. I was fishing,” a fisherman, whose name was not given, told HCH television.
According to the flight manifest shown by local media, the passengers included a US national, a French national and two minors. The plane was scheduled to fly to La Ceiba airport on the Honduran mainland.
All of those killed were Hondurans, the fire department said.