It’s been a sad day here in Medelín. Last night we also had rough weather with a lot of rain and electrical storms near the airport. Also, being in the Andes mountains (the airport is at an elevation of almost 2,200 m or 7,200 ft), we have difficult terrain to navigate, and that may have affected the descent or the…

I think you’re a bit confused here. The normal resting heart rate is actually 1 Hz (1 beat per second), so in reality the European system would be closer to the normal resting heart beat.