The Ministry of Public Security of Panama reported that on the afternoon of Monday, February 5, the UH-60 Block Hawk helicopter, of the Colombian army,  engaged in a personnel relief operation crashed approximately one kilometer from the Binational Surveillance Post, located in La Olla, province of Darién.

The aircraft was carrying out a personnel relief mission when the unfortunate event occurred. The Colombian army reported 4 dead and 3 wounded.

Immediately upon receiving the information, a patrol from the National Border Service (Borders) traveled by land to the location, managing to locate the helicopter.