The plane was lost within minutes. What began as a routine flight from Roatán to the Honduran mainland ended in catastrophe, leaving children, tourists, and a beloved cultural figure dead. As the country woke to the news, grief spread faster than answers.
Off Roatán’s coast, wreckage marked where the aircraft went down. Rescue teams searched through darkness and strong currents overnight, recovering bodies as hopes of finding survivors faded. For families waiting onshore and at airports, the silence was devastating.
The death of Aurelio Martínez deepened the loss. A revered Garifuna musician, he was more than an artist—he was a cultural voice whose influence reached far beyond Honduras.
As investigators begin reviewing flight data and maintenance records, families remain suspended in uncertainty. What endures now is collective mourning: a nation grieving together, a culture honoring one of its guardians, and a shared hope that even if lives were lost, the truth will not be.
