The Colombian Ministry of Defense regretted the death of the soldiers.
News Colombia.
An aerial tragedy involving a Huey II helicopter with registration FAC-4441, of the Colombian Air Force, claimed the lives of the eight crew members, five men and three women, who were flying over the Garabato village, municipality of Cumaribo, department of Vichada.
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The air accident, the causes of which are unknown, occurred at 4 in the morning on Sunday, September 29.
The Colombian Air Force mentioned that the crew was carrying out an aeromedical mission before losing communication with the headquarters and falling to the ground.
Tragedy in Vichada: FAC crashes in Cumaribo during a medical mission. 8 deceased. Bad weather would be the cause of the accident. Air Force and the country mourning this irreparable loss. pic.twitter.com/gYBhwQDuMb
— Strategic Intelligence (@InteligenciaEs) September 29, 2024
“We deeply regret the death of the eight crew members of the helicopter”announced the Ministry of Defense on its social media accounts.
The soldiers who lost their lives in the air accident are CT Julián Perilla Pinto, ST Edgar Durán Villareal, T2 Jhonattan Caro Rincón, T3 Liceth Duarte Barbosa, T4 Karel Rojas Núñez, T4 Luis Montoya Ospina, T4 Ana María Gutiérrez Bolívar and T4 María González Ramirez.
“At this time their relatives are being accompanied by professionals from the mobile family intervention teams to receive psychological support, while the rescue efforts are carried out,” the ministry reported through X.
We deeply regret the death of the eight crew members of the FAC 4441 helicopter of @FuerzaAereaColdamaged today in the Garabato village, municipality of Cumaribo, Vichada.
We send a message of solidarity and condolences to the families of our crew members: CT Julián…
— Mindefensa (@mindefensa) September 29, 2024
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