Major Adran Ramirez Dies in Helicopter Crash

The news of the soldiers’ demise sent shockwaves into the public as family and close friends remain in disbelief. Hyacinth Latchman-Cuellar and her family are close friends with Major Adran Ramirez, who she describes as a disciplined officer. Ramirez leaves behind a wife and children among other relatives. Earlier this afternoon, before the press conference by the Ministry of National Security, Cuellar hoped for the best.

Hyacinth Latchman-Cuellar, Close Friend of Adran Ramirez

“I was inside the Philip Goldson International Airport. My heart dropped and I told the person beside me, “Uh huh, no, no, no, no, no; noh my friend.” And then I called somebody who is also close to him—we would all get together—and I asked her and I asked one of the other guys, I said, “You hear any news.” And they told me the very same thing I heard at the moment. So all of us started talking to each other, calling each other and again, we are all hoping for the best. I really hope for the best for his wife and children.  I am praying and hoping that he is alive. I know that he can swim. I know that he has very good training when it comes to exactly where I saw the plane landed. So I am hoping that himself and the others were able to get out and swim somewhere to safety.”

Hyacinth Latchman-Cuellar

Duane Moody

“If I am not mistaken, I think he was the man in charge of the airwing at the B.D.F. and has been a career soldier. Talk to us about that.”

Hyacinth Latchman-Cuellar

“From the best conversations I’ve had with him, one we had very recently, I can tell you that he loves his career; he loves his wife and his children even more than he does the career. So my heart bleeds for them at this time; I am hoping they find him safe and sound. He is very disciplined when it comes to his career. I can tell you that he is a very respectable human being and when it comes to our very last conversation we had, we were talking about the plans he has for the wife and the kids and I was telling him about my husband and plans we have together as a family with our children. That is our very last conversation we had.”