Four soldiers died when the helicopter in which they were traveling in Colombia crashed for reasons that have not yet been determined, informed the president Gustavo Petro.
“With sadness I regret to inform that there were no survivors in the plane crash in Quibdó”in the department of Chocó (northwest), the president wrote on Twitter.
“I accompany the families” of soldiers Héctor Jerez, Julieth García, Johan Orozco and Rubén Leguizamón “in this painful moment. We will not leave them alone,” added Petro.
According to the president, the aircraft was doing “supply” tasks and ordered to investigate the reasons for the accident. No authority has reported on the conclusions of the investigations.
Videos on social networks show the helicopter circling in the air until falling into the vegetation.
The uniformed men were going to “bring food” to other soldiers in that region, where illegal armed groups have a strong presence, Colonel Héctor Candelario told the media.
The helicopter was “completely incinerated,” said the official, who added that according to local residents, two of the soldiers jumped out of the aircraft before it crashed to the ground.
Source: Ambito
