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| Date: | Thursday 21 August 2025 |
| Time: | 4:42 PM |
| Type: |  Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk |
| Owner/operator: | Policía Nacional de Colombia (PNC) |
| Registration: | PNC06.. |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 16 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Los Toros, Amalfi, Antioquia -
 Colombia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
A Colombian National Police Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk was reportedly downed by a drone in Los Toros, Amalfi countryside, Antioquia, while apparently providing security for officers during the manual eradication of coca crops.
Thirteen of the sixteen occupants perished and the helicopter was destroyed.
Sources:
https://apnews.com/article/colombia-drones-ataque-ilegales-explosivos-bf595e587c2ec754fad3c93bb4caec74
https://elpais.com/america-colombia/2025-08-21/disidentes-de-las-farc-asesinan-a-ocho-policias-tras-derribar-un-helicoptero-en-antioquia.html
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/21/americas/colombia-police-helicopter-attack-intl-latam
https://www.elcolombiano.com/antioquia/derriban-helicoptero-de-la-policia-nordeste-de-antioquia-FM28716524
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/08/21/americas/colombia-police-helicopter-attack-intl-latam
Media:
Este es el momento en que derriban el helicóptero de la @PoliciaColombia en zona rural de Amalfi.
— Andrés Julián (@AndresJRendonC) August 21, 2025
Las primeras informaciones indican que 6 uniformados murieron y otros 7 resultaron heridos.
Están a la espera de aeronaves que los saquen de la zona y permitan atenderlos con… pic.twitter.com/9IhJivUU5X
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2025 04:58 | vasilf | Added |
| 22-Aug-2025 06:02 | vasilf | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 22-Aug-2025 06:39 | ASN | Updated |
| 22-Aug-2025 06:45 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 22-Aug-2025 06:47 | vasilf | Updated [Total occupants, Nature, Embed code, Damage, ] |
| 22-Aug-2025 07:00 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Aug-2025 07:10 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 22-Aug-2025 07:33 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Aug-2025 10:41 | vasilf | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 22-Aug-2025 14:12 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Aug-2025 17:38 | vasilf | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 23-Aug-2025 06:07 | Bloxzge 025 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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