US EditionColombian singer Yeison Jiménez among six killed in plane crash after tragic final post
The crash killed all six people aboard, including Jiménez, who had sold out Bogota's Movistar Arena three times, with investigations ongoing into possible technical issues.
- On Saturday, Jan. 10, a private plane registered N325FA crashed near Paipa and Duitama, Boyacá department, killing all six occupants including Colombian singer-songwriter Yeison Jiménez, 34, en route to Medellín.
- Colombia's aviation investigators activated Technical Directorate for Accident Investigation protocols and SAUCA said authorities, including the National Police, are verifying identities as inquiries proceed.
- Photographer Weisman Mora's final post showed the plane taxiing minutes before takeoff, local media footage captured shouts of `the runway is run out`, and Yeison Jiménez had recently reported an emergency landing and recurring crash dreams.
- Jiménez's family confirmed the loss and asked for privacy as the Boyacá governor's office declared a period of mourning and extended condolences to his wife Sonia Restrepo and their three children.
- The aircraft is believed to have been owned by YJ Company SAS, which may draw scrutiny as probes continue; Yeison Jiménez revitalized música popular and sold out Bogotá's Movistar Arena three times to more than 40,000 fans.
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The Sun (Lowell)
Colombia music star Yeison Jiménez and 5 others dead in small-plane crash
Beloved Colombian “música popular” singer Yeison Jiménez was killed along with five others in a fiery small-plane crash Saturday, authorities and his band have confirmed. He was 34. All six aboard were killed, including the pilot, Captain Hernando Torres, and passengers Juan Manuel Rodríguez, Óscar Marín, Jefferson Osorio, and Weisman Mora, authorities and the singer’s team said. The private plane with registration number N325FA crashed in the P…
Colombian singer and songwriter Yeison Jiménez, 34, has died in a plane crash. The news was confirmed by his spokesman, who said the plane, which was carrying six people, crashed shortly after takeoff near the city of Paipa.
The Latin American music world is in shock: singer and songwriter Yeison Jiménez died at the age of 34 in a plane crash in Colombia.
The death of Yeison Jimenez shakes the music world: the Colombian musician died at the age of 34 in a plane crash. Did the singer, who was called Yeison Orlando Jimenez Galeano by full name, anticipate his death?
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