The plane he was traveling in caught fire and had to survive 36 days in a jungle infested with snakes and crocodiles

The survival story of a 36-year-old man amazes Brazil and the world. It is Antonio Sena, an airplane pilot who lasted 36 days until he is saved from a jungle infested with snakes and crocodiles in the middle of the Amazon.

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It all started on January 28, after Sena took off from the municipality of Alenquer, in the state of Pará. In the middle of the trip, the pilot suspected that the ship was suffering from a technical fault and decided to make an emergency landing in the jungle.

After successfully completing the maneuver, the man managed to retrieve a backpack, bread and other personal effects from the aircraft before take off. will start to catch fire. From then on, he was adrift for five weeks, the time it took him to find a group of local chestnut pickers who notified authorities.

After being rescued, Brazilian journalists’ cameras recorded the moment Sena reunited with his family. A few minutes later, doctors took him to a local hospital for an examination.

It was difficult for the pilot to contain his excitement when he saw his loved ones again. Then he expressed: “The only thing that kept me strong and got me out of this situation alive is the love I have for my family., the desire that I had to see my parents and my brothers again. It is a story of love and faith ”.

In dialogue with local media, the survivor said that spent a week next to the charred wreckage of his plane while the search teams flew over the area without being able to find him. Realizing that he would die if he didn’t change his strategy, decided to risk walking looking for help.

During the following days, the man water eggs and birds subsisted. After having traveled a great number of kilometers in a jungle full of vermin, on Saturday he came across a group of collectors What they informed the authorities.

“I was walking when I saw a blank canvas with chestnuts with some tools. I followed the trail until I found several people who helped me, ”Sena said.

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Although he lost several pounds in the five weeks he got lost in the middle of the jungle, the pilot he was released from the hospital after being treated for dehydration and receiving remedies for minor injuries.