His actions were nothing short of heroic." The plane was traveling from Corozal to San Pedro and Belize authorities declared a full emergency after the hijacking, which took place at around 8:30 a ...

The incident occurred aboard a Tropic Air Belize flight with 13 other passengers onboard when Akinyela Sawa Taylor tried to take over the aircraft at knifepoint after it took off from Corozal ...

A U.S. citizen was shot and killed Thursday after hijacking a small airplane in Belize at knifepoint and ... had been due to fly the short route from Corozal near the Mexican border to San Pedro ...

Akinyela Sawa Taylor, 49, allegedly hijacked a Tropic Air Belize plane and was one of 14 passengers, officials said, per ABC News. The plane was traveling from Corozal to San Pedro. Around 8:30 a ...

U.S. officials could not confirm the Belize police commissioner’s statement that Taylor was a military veteran. The air flight Cessna Caravan V3HIG from Corozal to San Pedro had 14 passengers ...

The plane then landed safely. The Tropic Air plane was carrying 14 passengers and two crew members, and was flying from Corozal, a small town near Belize's border with Mexico, heading to the ...

The plane then landed safely. The Tropic Air plane was carrying 14 passengers and two crew members, and was flying from Corozal, a small town near Belize's border with Mexico, heading to the ...

That is why he took a chance after retirement and moved 2,270 miles from Salem, Alabama, to Corozal, Belize. Family members say it was his dream come true. He lived there with his two dogs ...

A US citizen hijacked a small Tropic Air plane in Belize on Thursday at knifepoint ... The plane had been due to fly the short route from Corozal near the Mexican border to San Pedro, off the ...

BELIZE CITY (Reuters ... The plane had been due to fly the short route from Corozal near the Mexican border to San Pedro, off the coast. Police said it was unclear how Taylor reached Corozal.