Piñera died after the helicopter he was piloting crashed into a lake in Southern Chile. The public will pay respects until he is laid to rest on Friday
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Local media reports the accident occurred in Lago Ranco in the south of the country. Argentina’s Lower House held a minute of silence in Piñera’s honor
The country began an official two-day mourning period on Monday, with hundreds of people still missing
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