For more news visit ☛ http://english.ntdtv.com<br />Follow us on Twitter ☛ http://twitter.com/NTDTelevision<br />Follow us on Facebook ☛ http://me.lt/9P8MUn<br /><br />Rescuers and fishermen are searching for the 21 people aboard a military aircraft that crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the remote Juan Fernandez Islands. The Chilean Defense Minister on Saturday confirmed that all 21 had perished.<br /><br />All 21 people aboard a military aircraft that crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the remote Juan Fernandez Islands perished, Chile's government said on Saturday.<br /><br />Search and rescue teams have recovered four bodies so far from Friday's crash, one of Chile's worst air disasters in recent years.<br /><br />[Andres Allamand, Defense Minister]:<br />"One arrives at the conclusion that the impact was so strong that it must have killed those aboard instantly."<br /><br />The CASA 212 military plane tried twice to land on Friday before it disappeared as heavy winds and sporadic rains hit the area.<br /><br />Among the passengers were five TVN national television staff members, including well-known presenter Felipe Camiroaga.<br /><br />[Maro Valdez, Executive Director of TVN]:<br />"Our condolences to the families, condolences to TVN families. We are profoundly sorry and all of Chile is in mourning."<br /><br />The TV crew was planning to film a report about reconstruction on the islands after last year's devastating earthquake and tsunami.
