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Journalist who survived Chapecoense air disaster dies of a heart attack

Rafael Henzel was one of six survivors of the 2016 air crash that claimed the lives of most of the Chapecoense squad

A survivor of the 2016 Chapecoense air disaster has died of a heart attack.

Rafael Henzel was a journalist on board the plane that crashed near Medellin, Colombia whilst carrying the Chapecoense team to a Copa Sudamericana match.

He was one of six survivors of the accident that claimed the lives of 71 passengers, many of them members of the Chapecoense team.

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The plane carrying Chapecoense was flying from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, in Bolivia, where the team had spent a brief stopover.