Man dies after losing his arm to a small plane propeller in Nicaragua

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2023-07-19 03:03:01

A 30-year-old Nicaraguan died this Tuesday from bleeding after his arm was severed by the propeller of a fumigant plane that he was repairing in Nicaragua.

The victim bled to death after on the runway of a farm in the Malacatoya community, department of Granada (southwest), lost one of his arms when he wanted to verify the work done on the propeller of the fumigation planeaccording to the information.

Witnesses told local media that the pilot of the aircraft started the engine of the plane to warm it up, when the victim, who was a mechanic and farm worker, approached to check the state of the propeller and when activating it attracted the man towards her. .

The propeller amputated his right arm, injured his back and leg, and died when he was transferred to the departmental hospital of Granadaaccording to the preliminary report.

The victim, who worked on the farm where the airstrip for Cessna-type planes is located, was helped by his colleagues, without success.

The authorities of Civil Aviation and the National Police They came to the scene to investigate the accident..

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