Yeferson Cossio responded to the controversy surrounding the video of him with a police service weapon during an aid event in Chocó: “It was never pointed at anyone.”

Influencer Yeferson Cossio has addressed a controversy involving a video filmed during humanitarian aid efforts in Chocó, Colombia, following an earthquake on August 10, 2026. The footage showed Cossio handling a police-issued less-lethal weapon, prompting public scrutiny. Cossio has denied any wrongdoing, stating that the weapon was never pointed at anyone during the event.

In an unrelated incident in Australia, police have issued an apology to the family of an 18-year-old hiker. Authorities mistakenly informed the family that the hiker, who had been missing for eight days in a dense wilderness area, had been found alive. It was later confirmed that the individual was deceased.