According to some researchers, the Latin American nation’s aircraft wreckages are most likely the result of military equipment that is decaying.
Authorities reported that eight Colombian troops perished in the crash of the chopper carrying them on a humanitarian mission close to the Venezuelan border.
President Gustavo Petro wrote on X that the eight were on a mission in the eastern department of Vichada.
Following a search in a remote location within the municipality of Cumaribo, the Air Force reported that the helicopter had been located; however, no survivors were reported.
Images of the aircraft’s burned wreckage in the middle of a grassland were released by Colombian media.
The Air Force stated that while a recovery mission was in progress, the crew members’ families were being supported.
This year’s military aircraft crash in Colombia wasn’t the only one.
Nine troops lost their lives when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed in the country’s north in April, and four more soldiers perished when their Black Hawk aircraft crashed in February while it was traveling to an air base near the Panamanian border.
Additionally, five police officers lost their lives in a helicopter crash in the northwest department of Antioquia in February.
In many places of Colombia, armed organizations are engaged in conflict with the military and one another over territory and power, but they have not been held accountable for any of the previous crashes.
Some observers suggest that failing military hardware is probably the root of the problem.
