The round of the world is made by the adventure that had five people, including a young child, when the small airplane in which they were on board he made a forced landing on a river at Amazon. For 36 hours they stayed on the wing, surrounded by alligators.
It was last Thursday (01.05.25) the traces of the airplane that had taken off from the city of Baoures to Trinidad were lost from the radars. It immediately sounded a “alarm”, with local authorities setting up a search and rescue operation in the Amazon area in Bolivia.
However, 48 hours later than the forced landing of the plane and the research operation, The three women, the child and the 29 -year -old pilot They were found alive by local fishermen, near the Itanomas River, in a secluded area with lagoon and swamps.
Five people were found in ‘Excellent situation’as Wilson Avila, head of local emergency businesses, said.
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According to the pilot, the engine of the aircraft suddenly damaged, resulting in losing height. Then the 29 -year -old decided to land him in a swamp, near a lake.
‘We were standing on the plane and We were surrounded by alligators – Some have reached three meters away, “he described. However, he estimated that the leakage of fuel at the spot prevented the big reptiles from approaching them.
“We could not drink water, nor leave. We were trapped, “the pilot added, noting that they also accepted the” visit “of an anacon.
The five people managed to survive for 36 hours on the plane’s wing by eating only flour, one of the women with her.
Following the aircraft by the fishermen, a helicopter was mobilized that transported all five rescuers to the nearest hospital for preventive examinations.
The director of the Benny Health Department, Ruben Torres, thanked all the bodies for coordination. “There was a lot of rumors and many theories as long as the aircraft was ignored. I am really happy because in the end all the services were united and we saved these lives, “he said.