With a failed engine, and the fuel tank loaded with dangerous diesel fuel, the experienced pilot knew his best chance for survival was a forced landing in a clearing in the dense jungle below.Antonio Sena spent 36 days lost in the Amazon after a plane crash. Picture: @antoniopilot.
But the fast-growing palm trees quickly closed the gap, and the pilot was devastated to hear, several times, rescue aircraft circle overhead before flying away.Flights go missing over the Amazon with such frequency Brazilian officials usually call of searches after just a few days, with the chance of finding someone incredibly rare.
Mr Sena spent his mornings walking and afternoons setting up shelter from the rain. He knew he was under constant threat from Amazon’s notorious jaguars, anacondas and poisonous snakes. As he dragged himself across a small river, he stumbled across a rare sight in the Amazon – humans. They were Brazil nut collectors, who were searching deeper in the jungle than usual for their bounty.“I just said, ‘Hello. Good afternoon. My name is Antonio. I’m a pilot and my plane crashed like 30 days ago,’” he told the ABC in a new interview.
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