FIERY CRASH

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

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

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.”