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Canadian citizen killed in Honduras plane crash, Global Affairs confirms

Honduras Fire Department, firefighters, crash site, plane, Atlantic in Roatan, Bay Island, Honduras,
In this photo released by the Honduras Fire Department, firefighters and men work at the crash site of a plane that fell into the Atlantic in Roatan, Bay Island, Honduras, on Saturday, May 18, 2019. Photo by The Honduras Fire Department via AP

Global Affairs Canada confirms that a Canadian citizen has been killed in a plane crash in Honduras.

A spokesperson for the department says the crash happened in the Roatan Islands area, a popular tourist destination in the Central American country.

Stefano Maron says consular officials in the capital, Tegucigalpa, are in contact with local authorities and providing consular assistance to the victim's family.

Local media report that all five people who died in yesterday's crash were foreigners, but there have been conflicting reports of their nationalities.

Maron says Global Affairs's thoughts are with the Canadian citizens friends and family.

He says no further information can be disclosed.

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