Colombian singer Yeison Jiménez has died. He was 34.
The “Vete” crooner was concerned in a airplane crash whereas taking off from a small airfield in Paipa, Colombia, round 4 p.m. on Saturday, according to el Colombiano.
The airplane, which was additionally carrying the pilot, co-pilot and Jiménez’s photographer, Weisman Mora, burst into flames.
Moments earlier than the crash, Mora shared a chilling video of the small airplane and the pilot making ready to take off.
They had been flying to a live performance in Medellín, Colombia, when the tragedy occurred.
Jiménez’s household launched an announcement about his passing through Instagram, writing, “In the present day, we not solely say goodbye to an artist; we are saying goodbye to a son, a brother, a pal, a human being stuffed with desires and braveness, who reworked his story right into a supply of hope for 1000’s.”
The reason for the accident stays below investigation by Colombia’s Civil Aviation Authority.
Main as much as his dying, Jiménez revealed that he had premonitions about dying in a airplane crash.
“I dreamt 3 times that we had been going to have a airplane crash and that I needed to inform the pilot to show round,” he told Caracol, a Colombian outlet, final month.
“And when he arrived, he’d say, ‘Oh, boss, thank goodness you advised me as a result of one thing went improper, however I mounted it, get in.’”
The “MLP” singer added, “These had been the desires. And in one of many desires, I did dreamt that we had died and that we had been on the information. And it was the third time I dreamt that. God gave me three indicators, and I didn’t perceive them, I didn’t get them.”
Jiménez additionally advised the outlet that he had just lately skilled an emergency touchdown whereas onboard an plane.
“The airplane takes off, and because it takes off, I really feel one thing go puff, puff,” he mentioned, explaining that he felt the airplane rocking.
“There was no pace, we weren’t climbing,” the hitmaker added.
On the time, Jiménez’s cameraman additionally noticed water popping out of the engine.
Jiménez is survived by his spouse, Sonia Restrepo, and three youngsters.
