Three soldiers were killed by drowning when they were pulled over by rushing river waters during an exercise in Colombia, as announced today by the country’s president, Gustavo Petros. The three Lieutenants participated in a demanding army training program focusing on the battle against rebels, including survival exercises in an enemy area. The incident occurred in Hiran, in Central Colombia, about 180 km southwest of Bogota. A group of 11 soldiers had to cross the Magdalena River with “improvised rafts” which they had built “using any means they had at their disposal,” said General Jorge Herdandas of the Colombian Army Special Forces in Blu Radio. In the midst of the crossing, a four -kilometer distance, the military was dragged from the stream to a ferry on the river. In total, eight soldiers managed to get rid of them, General Cernantes added. Three remained trapped and lost their lives by drowning as their raft was dragged under the ship, he clarified […]
Source: News Beast
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