Pilot who survived Amazon jungle for 2 weeks dies in second plane crashBy Ben Cost
Published Sep. 7, 2023
A Brazilian pilot who survived in the Amazon jungle for two weeks after a plane crash last year has reportedly passed away following a second aerial accident, authorities confirmed. He was 38 years old.
The private pilot, named Otávio Augusto Munhoz da Silva, had reportedly been flying his aircraft along his usual route of Mucajaí, South of Roraima on August 28, Jam Press reported.
Disaster struck after the flyboy crashed in the city of Pacaraima, in a forested area, near the border of Venezuela.
Authorities were alerted to the crash from a police report filed by the victim’s sister on September 1, G1 reported.
Da Silva had been reported missing until that same Friday, when the Paraná native’s body was found. It had reportedly been underwater for five days, according to the man’s cousin Alexandre Munhoz, who said that the deceased’s mother Maria Lúcia Munhoz Silva was “suffering a lot” after learning of his loss.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/09/07/pilot-dies-one-year-after-crash-landing-and-2-weeks-in-jungle/
