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Mining and military incidents in Colombia

Overview

In October 2026, two separate incidents occurred in Colombia involving missing persons. In Cucunubá, Cundinamarca, a 103-hour rescue operation concluded with the recovery of the body of miner Andrés Felipe Malaver Guzmán, who became trapped after water flooded the La Gallinacera coal mine on October 16.

In a separate event in Segovia, Antioquia, professional soldier Andrés Casterbondo Macías was located alive after being missing for six days. He disappeared on October 18 following an attack involving explosives launched from drones, which preliminary reports suggest was carried out by alleged members of the FARC dissidents' 37th Front.

Entities

Segovia · Colombian National Army · Antioquia · FARC dissidents · Andrés Felipe Malaver Guzmán

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 3 sources
    Colombian soldier found alive after six days missing in Antioquia

    Colombian soldier Andrés Casterbondo Macías was found alive in Antioquia after six days missing following a drone-led explosive attack in Segovia.

  2. [CRIME] 2 sources
    Miner found dead after 103-hour rescue operation in Cucunubá

    A miner, Andrés Felipe Malaver Guzmán, was found dead in a coal mine in Cucunubá, Colombia, after being trapped for 103 hours due to flooding.

Sources

colmundoradio.com.co · drvnoticias.com · paragrafo.co · qhubobucaramanga.com · subaalternativa.co