They claim to have found lost planes while flying over Meta Department

Around 5 p.m. this Thursday, July 8, it was reported that the plane lost since the morning in Villavicencio (Meta) was found thanks to a drone used by firefighters, Civil Defense and the Red Cross. town, however, this information was quickly refuted.

At 6:20 p.m., the Special Administrative Unit of Civil Aeronautics of Colombia issued a statement in which it indicated that research work is continuing.

This event occurred at 7:05 am the same Thursday, when the plane lost contact with the control tower at Vanguardia de Villavicencio airport. The information was given to know by the Civil Aviation, which specified that it was about a plane of the type Douglas DC-3, registered HK-2820 of the company Aliansa, which took off around 7 a.m. morning and when the trail got lost. 1700 meters high.

The accident is said to have occurred in a wooded area in the Cordillera Occidental. Civil Aviation explained that after losing contact, the entity’s search and rescue personnel, along with other relief agencies, began work in an attempt to locate the aircraft and its occupants, however, the process was complicated. During this Thursday it rained constantly in the region, which complicated the air rescue work.

“Immediately, civil aviation search and rescue personnel, along with other relief agencies, began work in an attempt to locate the aircraft and its occupants.”said the entity.

So far, no further details of the incident have been provided, but the three people on the plane are expected to be alive and able to be rescued and treated by staff. health. The crew members were identified as Captain Jhon Sixto Acero Wilches, Captain Juan Carlos Cortés Guarín and Technician Carlos Eduardo Olaya Reyes.

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