Celebrity

Music Star Dies at 34 in Plane Crash on Way to Concert

FIERY CRASH

Colombian artist Yeison Jiménez was killed in the crash along with five others.

Yeison Jimenez performs live on stage during the "Invencible Tour"  at James L. Knight Center on October 7, 2023 in Miami, Florida.
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Colombian singer-songwriter Yeison Jiménez died in a plane crash on his way to Medellín on Saturday. He was expected to perform at a concert that night. The aircraft went down shortly after takeoff and erupted in flames. All six people on board the plane, which included the pilot, co-pilot, and three members of Jiménez’s team, were killed. The other victims were identified as Captain Hernando Torres, Juan Manuel Rodriguez, Oscar Marin, Jefferson Osorio, and Weisman Mora. Jiménez was a prominent música artist known for songs like “Aventurero,” “Guaro (Remix),” and “Por Qué la Envidia.” He recently shared on a podcast that he had recurring dreams about dying in a plane crash. His stepdaughter Camila Jiménez paid tribute to him on social media after his death, saying: “I love you dad. You don’t know how much it hurts me to see your videos and for you not to be here.”

Read it at The Sun