An Argentine journalist died in Brazil after crashing the helicopter in which he was traveling

February 11, 2019

The famous 66-year-old pilot, Ricardo Boechat, appeared on Brazilian television and the helicopter that was carrying him crashed onto a São Paulo expressway.

Ricardo Boechat died Monday in a plane crash Brasil after the helicopter that he was traveling crashed into a highway in the city of St.Paul. According to police sources, the body of the journalist and the pilot of the aircraft were charred.

Boechat is born at City of Buenos Aires in 1952, fruit of the relationship between the Brazilian diplomat Dalto Boechat and Argentina Mercedes Carrascal, which later moved into Brazil where the journalist forged his entire career in the media.

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Currently, the driver was in charge of the newscast Jornal da Band issued by the Brazilian signal Bandeirantes and had previously taken steps through several media of great relevance. His career has earned him three Esso awards, a recognition of local journalism awarded by Esso in Brazil..

Ricardo Boechat I was in the aircraft coming back from Campinas to the city of St.Paul to carry out his daily schedule, when he lost altitude and crashed on a truck that was driving on the highway Rodovia Anhanguera. The driver of the truck was seriously injured and had to be transported to the hospital, but the pilot of the helicopter and the reporter lost their lives on the moment.

The flames produced prevented the rapid rescue of the bodies and, as confirmed by the police, the remains of both crew members were charred.

"This is a very sad moment for Brazilian journalism, he was the greatest journalist in Brazil for his courage, his way of fighting against corruption and against injustice, one of the great references of the media", said his companion. José Luis Datena by announcing in tears the news of the journalist's death.