Military helicopter crashes in Colombia; report 4 deaths

A military helicopter crashed this afternoon in Colombia; according to President Gustavo Petro, four members of the army died.

Videos on social networks showed the exact moment in which helicopter He loses control, begins to spin, and falls.

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At the moment it is known that it was an aircraft with license plates EJC 4227 and it fell in the La Playita sector, in Quibdó, Chocó.

Another video made by the community shows the fire that caused this plane crash.

Exact moments in which a helicopter falls in Quibdó. Airport personnel move to the area. The condition of those who were on the aircraft is unknown. pic.twitter.com/zBm6ycFlXf

— Mely Múnera (@MelyMunera) March 19, 2023

For its part, the Quibdó Airport announced that “the Airport Fire Fighting Service is not available because the machine is attending an external emergency.”

Helicopter crash in Colombia leaves 4 dead, reports President Gustavo Petro

The Colombian President, Gustavo Petro, explained that the aircraft was carrying out refueling tasks. He immediately ordered the authorities to be transferred to the scene to attend to the emergency.

Moments later, the fire of the military helicopter that fell in the La Playita sector, in Quibdó, was reported. pic.twitter.com/qpuXX5Dh0w

— Mely Múnera (@MelyMunera) March 19, 2023

Petro also reported that “there were no survivors in the plane crash in Quibdó”, and that the deceased are Héctor Jerez, Julieth García, Johan Orozco and Rubén Leguizamón, all of them members of the Army.

Photo: Screenshot (Twitter)

“Within a supply operation (…) to bring food to all the soldiers who carry out missions in Alto and Medio Baudó, this tragic accident occurred,” the commander of the Titán Joint Task Force told the press, Hector Alfonso Candelario.

The Colombian Army communications office provided an image of the crew and the collapsed vehicle. Photo: EFE

The aircraft was “totally incinerated”as reported by Candelario from the accident area, where there are still flames and two of the bodies have been found.

The other two “apparently and according to what the community saw jumped out of the helicopter,” according to the commander’s testimony.

Source: Elcomercio