00:00Who were the passengers of the small plane that disappeared in Chocó, and how were they found?
00:04For four days, authorities searched the Tatamá Hill area for the missing plane.
00:08after leaving Condoto, in Chocó, which was transporting members of a medical mission.
00:12This is their story.
00:13After four days of searching in Tatamá National Park, the death was confirmed
00:17of the five people who were on board the Cessna T-206 plane, which disappeared in the morning
00:22last Sunday, September 13th.
00:24The aircraft crashed in the rural area of Pueblo Rico, Risaralda, on a rugged hill.
00:28difficult access and changing weather that hampered rescue efforts.
00:32Among the victims was pilot Mehmet Kankaya, a businessman of Turkish origin
00:36who had been dedicated to the tourism industry in Latin America for more than 10 years.
00:40As well as after the pandemic, she dedicated herself to supporting humanitarian activities.
00:44Joining him is Yuliza Figueredo Rodríguez, a radiologist who worked for the Country clinic.
00:48and was a professor at universities such as the Military University of Nueva Granada.
00:51Perla Constanza Álvarez, manager of Medical Agreements at Colmédica, was also on the small plane.
00:56Prepaid Medicine, and Sandy García, who was a nurse and coordinator at the Medical Center
01:00Vaccination department of the same health institution.
01:02María Guzmán, a doctor at the University Foundation, was also on the small plane.
01:06of Health Sciences and medical auditor of guardianships at Colmédica.
01:09The five spent the weekend on a medical mission organized by the Patrol.
01:13Colombian Civil Aviation, Colmédica and the El Country Clinic, in Condoto, Chocó, for
01:17to provide assistance in general medicine, gynecology and pediatrics, among other specialties,
01:22to more than 200 people from the region.
01:24After the aircraft disappeared, the emergency beacon was activated 30 kilometers away.
01:27Pereira, on Cerro Tatamá, so by helicopter and land, with
01:32With the support of the community and the Indigenous Guard of Tadó, the search began.
01:35The rescue was carried out by the Colombian Air Force.
01:38Last Monday, evidence of the aircraft was found on the Risaralda side.
01:41The aircraft's fuselage was split in two, so on Tuesday a team in service
01:45The search and rescue team entered the area via an Angel helicopter.
01:48They found no passengers.
01:50This Wednesday they made a new insertion at the second point.
01:52The bodies of the pilot and the four passengers were found there, which were later
01:56They were transferred to the Forensic Medicine Institute in Medellín.
01:59The death was mourned by President Abelardo de las Priella, who confirmed the news.
02:03of the country.
02:03My heartfelt condolences to their families, friends, and loved ones during this immense time.
02:07pain.
02:07I accompany you in your grief with deep respect and offer my prayers, he said.
02:11For now, the bodies are expected to be transferred to Bogotá and the authorities will investigate.
02:14determine what were the causes of the accident that has brought grief to the medical mission.
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