Pregnant Woman Dies of Severe Burns in Copán

Published on Honduras Daily · Jun 16, 2026 · Originally reported June 16, 2026 by TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)

María Teresa Hernández García, 22 and pregnant, died at Hospital Escuela in Tegucigalpa hours after being rushed from Copán with severe burns from a home accident; her family is seeking financial help to transport her body for burial in San Nicolás.

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