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Colombian Singer Yeison Jiménez Among Six Killed in Boyacá Plane Crash

Officials launched formal investigations to determine the cause, with findings pending.

Overview

  • Authorities confirmed the private twin‑engine aircraft went down shortly after takeoff near the Paipa aerodrome en route to Medellín, and the wreckage burned with no survivors.
  • The victims were identified as Yeison Jiménez, 34; pilot Hernando Torres; Juan Manuel Rodríguez; Óscar Marín; Jefferson Osorio; and Weisman Mora.
  • The Ministry of Transport, Aerocivil and the Attorney General’s Office opened technical and criminal inquiries, and the remains were transferred to the National Institute of Legal Medicine in Bogotá.
  • Leaders, artists and fans shared condolences, Boyacá declared official mourning, and Manzanares, Caldas, decreed three days of grief.
  • Widely shared videos appear to show the takeoff and crash, but investigators have not released conclusions about mechanical, operational or environmental factors.