The chartered plane, carrying top Brazilian football team Chapecoense, crashed outside the city of Medellin killing 76 and leaving just five survivors. Team members posed together for a picture in Bolivia ahead of take-off (inset, centre) as they were travelling to Colombia for the biggest game in the club's history, the Copa Sudamerica final.
But their journey came to a devastating end when the jet (left) crashed down in remote mountains at about 10.15pm. Rescuers have started the grim task of removing bodies from the site (right). The Avro RJ85 plane, which was carrying nine crew, suffered power failures while flying through the Antioquia Department on its way from Bolivia.
Officials said it smashed into a hill and broke in two as reports emerged that the pilot had circled around before crash landing in a desperate bid to burn off fuel. Heartbreaking images show two footballers, Defender Alan Ruschel (riht in inset, top right) and goalkeeper Danilo Padilha (next to Ruschel), posing for selfies during the journey from Brazil with Ruschel, 27, telling fans: 'We're coming Colombia'. Both Ruschel and Danilo were pulled alive from the wreckage but Danilo later died in hospital.
But their journey came to a devastating end when the jet (left) crashed down in remote mountains at about 10.15pm. Rescuers have started the grim task of removing bodies from the site (right). The Avro RJ85 plane, which was carrying nine crew, suffered power failures while flying through the Antioquia Department on its way from Bolivia.
Officials said it smashed into a hill and broke in two as reports emerged that the pilot had circled around before crash landing in a desperate bid to burn off fuel. Heartbreaking images show two footballers, Defender Alan Ruschel (riht in inset, top right) and goalkeeper Danilo Padilha (next to Ruschel), posing for selfies during the journey from Brazil with Ruschel, 27, telling fans: 'We're coming Colombia'. Both Ruschel and Danilo were pulled alive from the wreckage but Danilo later died in hospital.
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