Sunday, June 21, 2015

Cessna T303 Crusader, HK-4677G: Accident occurred June 20, 2015 near Alto Baudó, Colombia

 Nelly Murillo is put on a trolley as she and her baby arrive in Quibdo, Choco department in Colombia on June 24, 2015, after the aircraft in which they were traveling crashed four days earlier in the forest



Bogota (AFP) - A mother and her infant son who disappeared in a plane crash in the dense jungles of northwestern Colombia several days ago were found alive and well in what authorities called a "miracle."

Nelly Murillo, 18, and her son Yudier Moreno, not yet one year old, were near the site where the Cessna 303 crashed on Saturday in thick brush.

"It's a miracle. It is a very wild area and it was a catastrophic accident," Colonel Hector Carrascal, commander of the Colombian Air Force in Antioquia department, told AFP on Wednesday.

"His mother's spirit must have given him strength to survive."

Murillo and her baby were taken by helicopter to a nearby hospital with minor injuries, said Carrascal, adding that he was stunned they were alive.  

"The lady has injuries and minor burns and apparently the child is unharmed," the Colombian Air Force said in a statement.

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 clambered out.

A 14-person search-and-rescue team scoured the dense forest for several days before finding the mother and child.

The plane was traveling between Nuqui and Quibdo in northwest Colombia when it crashed.

Investigators were looking at the cause.

Original article can be found here: http://www.businessinsider.com


En horas de la tarde se reportó la avioneta como desaparecida mientras sobrevolaba en el Chocó con 3 ocupantes quienes se dirigían desde Nuquí hasta Quibdó. En el momento los organismos de rescate se desplazan hasta la zona selvática del Chocó donde fue confirmado el accidente de la aeronave de placas HK4677G. El Secretario del Interior departamental de Chocó Bismark Calimeño Mena aseguró que en la avioneta se desplazaban las personas identificadas como Maria Eleni murillo, el piloto Carlos Mario Ceballos y un niño de brazos quienes fueron buscados en las horas de la tarde por la Fuerza Aérea y compañeros del piloto desaparecido. 

http://hsbnoticias.com

  Bogota, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) Helicopters of the Air Force of Colombia today are tracking the mountainous areas close to Quibdo, capital of Choco department, in search of a Cessna 303 aircraft that went missing yesterday with three people on board.

Reports coming from the western area of the country -near the coast of the Pacific Ocean- stated that the aircraft was operating the route from the resort town of Nuqui to Quibdo.

The Civil Aviation gave the first warning alert for the lack of location of the aircraft yesterday 18:10 (local time) and 00:56 on Sunday it was declared missing in a place located approximately 30 kilometers from Quibdo.

The mayor of Nuqui Felix David Moreno told the media that rescue teams have not been able to reach the site of the accident to check for survivors, but he identified the pilot by the name of Carlos Mario Ceballos.

Source:  http://www.plenglish.com

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