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News (Media Awareness Project) - Colombia: Three Still Missing From Colombia Crash
Title:Colombia: Three Still Missing From Colombia Crash
Published On:1999-07-30
Source:Houston Chronicle (TX)
Fetched On:2008-09-06 00:59:27
THREE STILL MISSING FROM COLOMBIA CRASH

BOGOTA, Colombia - Rescue teams trekked through dense fog and thick
jungle Thursday as they hunted for the last three crew members killed
when a U.S. anti-drug plane slammed into a mountain in southern Colombia.

Four bodies -- all U.S. soldiers, including a woman -- were recovered
from the crash site about 7,000 feet up a mountain in southern
Putumayo Wednesday.

But a Colombian air force spokeswoman said Thursday there was still no
sign of the remains of a fifth American or of two Colombian air force
majors.

The Americans were believed to be the first U.S. troops to die in
Colombia's U.S.-backed war against spiraling cocaine and heroin production.

The de Havilland RC-7 reconnaissance plane disappeared before dawn
Friday during a mission over southeast Colombia. The wreckage was not
located until Sunday, and weather kept rescuers from reaching the area
until Tuesday.
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