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Pilot Dies in Ultralight Plane Crash Off Copacabana Beach in Brazil

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A still from security camera footage shows an ultralight plane pulling an advertising banner crashing into the sea off of Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Dec. 27, 2025. Rio de Janerio Military Firefighters via AP/Screenshot via The Epoch Times12/27/2025|Updated: 12/27/2025RIO DE JANEIRO—An ultralight plane pulling an advertising banner crashed into the sea off Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday afternoon, killing the pilot, local authorities said.The pilot’s body was sent to a medical examiner’s office for identification, officials said.The Associated PressAuthorAuthor’s Selected Articles

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