13 killed in Peru plane crash over Nazca Lines; Europeans among dead
A sightseeing aircraft carrying seven Italians, two Germans, and two Spaniards crashed in Nazca Province after sending a distress signal, killing all 13 aboard.
Thirteen people were killed when a sightseeing aircraft crashed over the Nazca Lines in Peru's Nazca Province, with tourists from Italy, Germany, and Spain among the victims, TASS reported Saturday, citing RPP radio station.
The plane was carrying seven Italian nationals, two Germans, and two Spaniards, alongside two Peruvian pilots, according to RPP. The aircraft sent a distress signal one hour after taking off from Pisco Airport on a flight over the Nazca Lines geoglyphs.
Local authorities confirmed the death toll of 13. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
The Nazca Lines are a UNESCO World Heritage Site declared in 1994, comprising monumental geoglyphs first discovered on Peru's Palpa desert plateau in 1926.
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