They were found four days later. "It’s a miracle. It is a very wild area and it was a catastrophic accident,” said Colonel Hector Carrascal, commander of the Colombian Air Force in Antioquia department.
The plane’s pilot, Captain Carlos Mario Ceballos, died in the crash and rescuers found his body in the aircraft. They discovered the doors of the plane ajar and suspected that survivors may have climbed out. A 14-person search-and-rescue team scoured the dense forest for several days before finding the mother and child. The rescue team was on the last day of its work when the mother and child appeared near the site of the crash, Carrascal said.
The plane offered air taxi services between remote areas in northwest Colombia. It was traveling between Nuqui and Quibdo when it was declared missing, authorities said. Investigators are trying to find the cause of the crash.
Source: AFP
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