Colombian authorities have confirmed that all five people aboard a Cessna T206 aircraft, registration HK-4985, died when the plane went down on September 13 while flying the route between Condoto and Guaymaral in the Chocó department, a remote, jungle-covered region on Colombia’s Pacific coast where small planes are often the only practical way to reach isolated towns.
The victims have been identified as pilot Mehmet Cankaya and four female passengers: Perla Constanza Álvarez, Sandy García, María Guzmán, and Yuliza Fogueredo. Search teams recovered the wreckage and the bodies of all five occupants days after the aircraft disappeared from radar.
Following the confirmation, relatives of one of the passengers came forward to share videos she had recorded shortly before the flight vanished, offering a glimpse into the final moments before the tragedy. Officials, including Abelardo de la Espriella, publicly confirmed that none of those aboard survived.
The insurance company Colmédica and the aviation safety group Patrulla Aérea also issued statements acknowledging the deaths of all five passengers, as investigators continue working to determine what caused the crash.
To read the full story, including the video shared by the victim’s family and additional details on the investigation, check out the original report at El Tiempo.
Source: Habló familia de una de las víctimas del trágico accidente de avioneta: detalles del video previo a la desaparición (eltiempo.com). English version produced with AI assistance.
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