Head of Guatemalan military dies in chopper crash
The Guatemalan government on Wednesday said that the head of its joint chiefs of staff has died in a helicopter crash near the border with Mexico.
GUATEMALA CITY (AP): The Guatemalan government on Wednesday said that the head of its joint chiefs of staff has died in a helicopter crash near the border with Mexico.
Interior Secretary Maurio Lopez says Gen. Rudy Ortiz died on Wednesday along with four other military officials after their helicopter fell in a mountainous area of the province of Huehuetenango.
Lopez says Gen. Braulio Mayen and three other officials were also killed.
Interior Secretary Maurio Lopez says Gen. Rudy Ortiz died on Wednesday along with four other military officials after their helicopter fell in a mountainous area of the province of Huehuetenango.
Lopez says Gen. Braulio Mayen and three other officials were also killed.
