VIÑA DEL MAR, Chile (AP) — Chilean prosecutors on Wednesday released more details about the death of former President Sebastian Piñera, saying he drowned after the helicopter he was piloting crashed into a lake.
Piñera died on Tuesday after a flight over Lake Ranco, more than 560 miles (900 kilometers) south of Santiago.
As more details of his death were released, tributes hailing him as a champion of democracy continued to pour in.
The public can start paying their last respects to Piñera on Wednesday night, with a state funeral to be held on Friday.
Piñera served two terms — from 2010 to 2014 and again from 2018 to 2022.
Persons:
Sebastian Piñera, Piñera, Gabriel Boric, Cecilia Morel, Alberto Espina, Boric, Piñera’s, Jimmy Sánchez, “, ” Sánchez, Augusto Pinochet
Organizations:
DEL, —, Wednesday
Locations:
Chile, Ranco, Santiago, Valdivia, Piñera, American