Operacion Esperanza

Colombia, 2023

Summary

On 01MAY2023 the HK2807 went missing in one of the most remote and dense jungles in Colombia.

After 08 days of struggling to find the aircraft, our team gets into the case delivering crucial intelligence that led to the finding of the missing aircraft HK2803 and later the search strategies that led to the finding for the 4 missing children on-board the aircraft.

Commander of the search general Pedro Sanchez and commander of the Colombian special operations command, confirms they have followed step by step all the analysis and recommendations produced by our team.

Case timeline

June 9, 2023
Children found alive!

After 40 days in one of the most remote jungles, at 17:45 Colombian time the children are found ALIVE!

They are rescued and hoisted from the dense jungle into a helicopter and taken into care.

June 9, 2023
May 26 & 28, 2023
New clues

New footprints are found. Strategies and search areas are updated.

Additional focus in passive search techniques such as attraction with sound and lights.

May 26 & 28, 2023
May 17, 2023
Ground search starts

New analysis is delivered, now focusing in finding the missing children.
Backed up by science, we issue recommendations on search strategies and tactics including: containment, use of linear features, use of trackers and need of a dynamic search.

May 17, 2023
May 16, 2023
Aircraft found

New analysis is delivered, now focusing in finding the missing children.
Backed up by science, we issue recomendations in search strategies and tactics including: containment, use of linear features, use of trackers and need of a dynamic search.

May 16, 2023
May 10, 2023
Initial analysis provided

Search area is delimited and reduced to 14sqnmi.
An 80% probability area delimited of 3,4sqnmi and 1,1nmi radius.
Our analysis estimates flight path change to 67degrees.
Analysis validates radar information and gliding dynamics upon mayday.

Expansion of the search is cancelled and search efforts are concetrated in the proposed area.

May 10, 2023
May 8, 2023
First contact

AEROCIVIL personnel in Colombia contact our team members and our partner organization 'Rescate Humboldt'. They have been searching for 8 days without results and need advice.
Authorities want search area to 30km radius (764sqnmi).
We start working on the case.

May 8, 2023