US EditionPlane crash in Colombia kills 15, including politician
All 15 aboard a Satena flight from Cúcuta to Ocaña died in a mountainous region with ongoing conflict, complicating rescue and investigation efforts, authorities said.
- A small plane crashed Wednesday in rural Norte de Santander, killing all 15 people aboard, the Colombian Transportation Ministry said.
- The aircraft departed Cúcuta at 11:42 a.m. and lost contact 12 minutes into the flight, according to Satena, shortly before arriving in Ocaña.
- Passengers included two crew members and 13 passengers, among them Diogenes Quintero and Carlos Salcedo; images showed fuselage damage while Satena said the aircraft emergency beacon was not activated.
- The government deployed the Colombian Air Force to search for the plane and recover the bodies, while Wilmer Carrillo said, `We have received with concern the information about the air accident... where my colleague Diogenes Quintero, Carlos Salcedo and their teams were traveling.`
- Located in mountainous coca-growing territory, the crash site is where the ELN and a dissident FARC faction operate, complicating access and investigation ahead of March elections.
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A small plane crashed in northeastern Colombia on Wednesday, killing all 15 people on board, including a member of the Colombian Congress. The cause of the crash, which occurred in a mountainous area near the border with Venezuela, is not yet known, foreign news agencies report.
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Colombia plane crash investigators battle poor weather to reach site
Investigators were battling thick fog in the Colombian mountains Thursday to reach the site of a plane crash that killed all 15 people on board, including a politician.
A small plane crashed in northeastern Colombia on Wednesday, killing all 15 people on board, including a member of the Colombian Congress. The cause of the crash, which occurred in a mountainous area near the border with Venezuela, is not yet known, foreign news agencies report.
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