Second Lieutenant José Ángel Fernández, belonging to the 43rd Group of the Air and Space Army, has died while deployed in Santiago during the current campaign against forest fires.
In a message disseminated this Friday on the social network 'X', the Air and Space Army expressed its "deep sorrow" for the death of Second Lieutenant Fernández and conveyed its condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues.
Likewise, the Defense Staff (EMAD) and the Army have made their condolences public for the death of the non-commissioned officer through separate messages on the same social network.
The 43rd Group constitutes the unit of the Air and Space Army specialized in forest fire extinguishing tasks.