Five foreign tourists were killed in a private plane crash near the Atlantic coast of Honduras on Saturday. The aircraft plunged into the sea shortly after taking off from the island of Roatán, local officials said, according to Reuters.

Local authorities said that four of the victims are Canadian nationals while the nationality of one of the victims is yet to be identified.

The plane crashed near Dixon Cove, a town in Honduras, rescuers said, according to AFP. The tourists were on their way to the city of Trujillo, nearly 70 kilometres from Roatán. Cause of the crash is still unavailable.

Local authorities said that the make of the plan was a Piper PA-32-260, Reuters reported. </s> Five foreigners including the pilot died on Saturday when their private plane crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from Roatan island, a tourist destination on the Atlantic coast of Honduras, local authorities said.

Officials gave conflicting accounts of the victims' nationalities. Armed forces spokesman Jose Domingo Meza said four of the victims were from the United States and the fifth victim's nationality had yet to be determined.

Local emergency services initially said the victims included four Canadians and another victim of unknown nationality. La Prensa, a local newspaper, reported that four Canadian passengers and the plane's American pilot were killed.

Local authorities did not immediately offer a cause for the accident.

The Piper PA-32-260 plane was headed to the tourist port city of Trujillo, about 80 kilometers from Roatan, a picturesque island frequented by tourists from the United States, Canada and Europe, authorities said.

Global Affairs Canada could not immediately confirm whether Canadians were killed in the crash. </s> Five foreign tourists, four of them Canadians, died on Saturday after a private plane they were traveling in crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from the island of Roatán, near the Atlantic coast of Honduras, local authorities said.

Local emergency services said they could not immediately confirm the nationality of the other person who died in the accident or the cause of the crash.

The plane was headed to the tourist port city of Trujillo, about 80km (49.71 miles) from Roatán, a picturesque island frequented by tourists from the US, Canada and Europe, authorities said.

The make of the plane was a Piper PA-32-260, local authorities said. Piper Aircraft did not immediately respond to a request for comment. </s> TEGUCIGALPA, May 18 (Reuters) - Five foreign tourists, four of them Canadians, died on Saturday after a private plane they were traveling in crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from the island of Roatán, near the Atlantic coast of Honduras, local authorities said.

Local emergency services said they could not immediately confirm the nationality of the other person who died in the accident or the cause of the crash.

The plane was headed to the tourist port city of Trujillo, about 80 kilometers (49.71 miles) from Roatan, a picturesque island frequented by tourists from the United States, Canada and Europe, authorities said.

The make of the plane was a Piper PA-32-260, local authorities said. (Reporting by Gustavo Palencia; writing by Julia Love; editing by Diane Craft) </s> Four Americans were among those killed when a small plane they were traveling in crashed shortly after take off from an island off the coast of Honduras on Saturday, according to a spokesperson from the State Department.

According to a report by La Prensa, an independent newspaper in Honduras, the single-engine plane crashed off the coast of Roatán, an island about 40 miles off the Honduran coast in the Caribbean. La Prensa reported the plane fell into the sea minutes after taking off from the Roatán Airport.

Footage from the scene showed emergency responders pulling wreckage from the water.

Officials and news outlets had earlier given conflicting accounts of the victims' nationalities, as local emergency services initially told Reuters the victims included four Canadians and a fifth victim of an unknown nationality.

On Sunday, the State Department said four of those killed were U.S. citizens and that the U.S. embassy in the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa is providing assistance. A spokesperson for Global Affairs Canada confirmed a Canadian citizen was also killed.

The State Department did not release the identities of the victims.

Reuters reported the plane was a Piper PA-32-260 that was headed to the tourist port city of Trujillo, roughly 50 miles from Roatán. </s> TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Five foreigners including the pilot died on Saturday when their private plane crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from Roatán island, a tourist destination on the Atlantic coast of Honduras, local authorities said.

Officials gave conflicting accounts of the victims’ nationalities. Armed forces spokesman Jose Domingo Meza said four of the victims were from the United States and the fifth victim’s nationality had yet to be determined.

Local emergency services initially said the victims included four Canadians and another victim of unknown nationality.

Local authorities did not immediately offer a cause for the accident.

The Piper PA-32-260 plane was headed to the tourist port city of Trujillo, about 80 kilometers (49.71 miles) from Roatan, a picturesque island frequented by tourists from the United States, Canada and Europe, authorities said. </s> Five people, including four Americans, were killed when a small plane crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from an airport in Honduras on Saturday, according to officials.

The crash happened off Roatán island, a tourist destination on the Atlantic coast of Honduras.

The Piper PA-32-260 plane was headed to the tourist port city of Trujillo, about 49 miles from Roatán, an island frequented by tourists from the United States, Canada and Europe, authorities told Reuters.

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A State Department spokesperson confirmed to Fox News that four Americans were among the dead, and the U.S. Embassy in Tegucigalpa is "providing all appropriate consular assistance."

"We express our condolences to all those affected by this tragedy," a spokesperson said. "We extend our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the deceased."

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Global Affairs Canada told CTV News that a Canadian citizen was also among those killed in the crash.

“Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the Canadian Citizen who died in a tragic plane crash in Roatán Islands, Honduras. Canadian consular officials in Tegucigalpa, Honduras are in contact with local authorities and are providing consular assistance to the family of the victim,” a Global Affairs Canada spokesperson told CTV.

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Officials said that firefighters responded quickly to the crash site, where four of the plane's occupants were found dead. Another died hours later after being taken to a hospital, according to CTV News.

Local authorities in Honduras did not immediately offer a cause for the accident, Reuters reported. </s> Four Americans have died after a small plane plummeted into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Honduras, according to the U.S. State Department.

"We express our condolences to all those affected by this tragedy," a State Department spokesperson told ABC News. "We extend our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the deceased."

A Canadian pilot was also killed in the accident on Saturday, bringing the total number of fatalities to five, according to the Associated Press. The Canadian government did not immediately return ABC News' request for comment.

Junto con los @Bomberoshn y pobladores trabajamos con el rescate de los tripulantes de la avioneta accidentada en #Roatán #IslasDeLaBahía pic.twitter.com/zv6m6BGMIb — Policía Nacional (@PoliciaHonduras) May 18, 2019

The single-engine Piper Cherokee Six airplane plunged into the ocean shortly after takeoff, according to the AP. The passengers, whose identities have not been released, were traveling from the island of Roatan to the city of Trujillo.

Rescue boats with police and firemen found four bodies within minutes of the crash, according to a statement released by the Honduras military.

Rescuers were able to transport one passenger to a local hospital, but he died of internal injuries, according to the military.

ABC News' Amanda Maile contributed to this report. </s> Four Americans have died after a small plane plummeted into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Honduras, according to the U.S. State Department.

"We express our condolences to all those affected by this tragedy," a State Department spokesperson told ABC News. "We extend our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the deceased."

A Canadian pilot was also killed in the accident on Saturday, bringing the total number of fatalities to five, according to the Associated Press. The Canadian government did not immediately return ABC News' request for comment.

The single-engine Piper Cherokee Six airplane plunged into the ocean shortly after takeoff, according to the AP. The passengers, whose identities have not been released, were traveling from the island of Roatan to the city of Trujillo.

Rescue boats with police and firemen found four bodies within minutes of the crash, according to a statement released by the Honduras military.

Rescuers were able to transport one passenger to a local hospital, but he died of internal injuries, according to the military.
Five foreign tourists, four of whom were Americans, are killed when their Piper PA-32 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean near Honduras shortly after taking off from Roatán island.