Pacific ocean air crash

All 21
people aboard a military aircraft
that crashed into the Pacific
Ocean off the remote Juan
Fernandez islands perished,
Chile's government said on
Saturday, as rescuers and
fishermen searched for bodies.
Search and rescue teams have
recovered four bodies so far from
Friday's crash, one of Chile's
worst air disasters in recent
years.
"One arrives at the conclusion
that the impact was so strong
that it must have killed those
aboard instantly," Defense
Minister Andres Allamand said.
The CASA 212 military plane tried
twice to land on Friday before it
disappeared as heavy winds and
sporadic rains hit the area.
Among the passengers were five
TVN national television staff
members, including well-known
presenter Felipe Camiroaga. The
TV crew was planning to film a
report about reconstruction on
the islands after last year's
devastating earthquake and
tsunami.