Internet Auction Outrages Roberto Clemente's Family
The son of Pirates legend Roberto Clemente says he will take legal action against an Internet auction house that's selling pieces of the plane in which his father died.Roberto Clemente died in a plane crash in Puerto Rico on New Year's Eve 1972 while flying to Nicaragua to deliver relief supplies to earthquake survivors. His chartered plane crashed into the ocean just seconds after it left the ground.Though Clemente's body was never found, parts of the plane were recovered.Now, nearly 33 years later, Lelands.com is auctioning off pieces of the plane -- including one of its propellers and part of the metal airframe. Clemente's family is outraged. His son says he will not tolerate anyone trying to benefit from his father's death.
(Thanks to KDKA)
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