Family Of Roberto Clemente Hopeful To Learn New Information Surrounding His Death

CBS Pittsburgh

January 1, 2023

In the 50 years since Roberto Clemente's death, his body and the plane wreckage have never been found. As family and fans commemorated the anniversary, loved ones shared that they hope to get more answers about his passing.

Clemente was just 38 when he died on Dec. 31, 1972, after the plane he was traveling on crashed off the coast of Puerto Rico. He was on a humanitarian mission to help earthquake victims in Nicaragua.

One of his three sons, Roberto Clemente Jr. said researchers have located the area where the plane went into the Atlantic Ocean.

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