Authorities in the Brazilian Amazon confirmed that a tiny plane crash on Sunday claimed the lives of twelve persons, including a newborn.
Shortly after departure, the single-engine Cessna Caravan crashed close to Rio Branco airport, according to a statement from the Acre administration in the northwest state.
According to the report, the pilot and co-pilot, along with ten passengers (nine adults and one child), all perished at the scene.
The jet burst into flames upon landing, starting a forest fire in a remote area close to Brazil’s border with Bolivia and Peru, according to reports from the local press.
According to the media, several of the travelers were making their way back to the nearby state of Amazonas after receiving medical attention.
In September, in the Amazonian hamlet of Barcelos, fourteen people lost their lives when a jet crashed while attempting to land during a storm.
Furthermore, four Indigenous children were saved from a plane crash in the Colombian Amazon in June. They remained alive in the bush for forty days until a large search and rescue effort brought them to safety.
