The National Aeronaval Service of Panama reported that a helicopter vanished while on a mission in the country’s western region on Sunday.
According to a statement from SENAN, the division of the Panama Public Forces in charge of the country’s naval and maritime security, search operations were being carried out to find the AW-139 and its three crew members.
According to the report, the plane vanished between the Caribbean city of Punta Rincon and Santiago de Veraguas, which is farther inland and around 250 kilometres (155 miles) from Panama City.
The statement also stated that the helicopter was carrying a pilot, a co-pilot, and a technician.
The missing helicopter’s last contact was at 1600 GMT, and four planes have been sent to hunt for it.
