Chile’s ex-president ‘drowned in lake’ after helicopter crash

People sing Chile’s national anthem outside Congress as they wait for the arrival of the coffin of Sebastian Pinera (Matias Basualdo/AP)

Chilean officials have released more details about the death of former president Sebastian Pinera, saying he drowned after the helicopter he was piloting crashed into a lake.

Mr Pinera died on Tuesday after a flight over Lake Ranco, more than 560 miles south of Santiago. The crash remains under investigation but bad weather conditions were reported in the area.