Pilot dies in second plane crash, a year after surviving plane crash

Pilot Otávio Augusto Munhoz da Silva, aged 38, died in a second plane crash, a year after having been missing in the Amazon rainforest for 13 days, also due to a plane crash.

This time, the accident occurred in a forested area in Samaúma, in the municipality of Mucajaí, on the border with Alto Alegre. Silva was considered missing.

The pilot’s sister had registered a police report on September 1st, at the 1st Police District, communicating that he had suffered an air accident, on the last August 28th.

Silva’s death was confirmed by the Civil Police of Roraima. The body was taken to the Institute of Legal Medicine and released on Saturday (2) to the relatives for transfer to Londrina, Paraná, where it will be buried.

Regarding the investigation into the air accident suffered by the victim, the Civil Police of Roraima informs that it is the responsibility of Decea (Department of Airspace Control) of the Air Force.

A CNN contacted the agency, but has not received a response so far.

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On September 27, 2022, Silva was piloting a private plane that crashed in dense forest. The aircraft was found two days later by the Brazilian Air Force (FAB).

Silva was only found 13 days after the crash. At the time, the pilot said that he had a very difficult time in the woods.

He reported that the plane he was piloting overheated and the engine stopped working. He tried to land near a river, but ended up getting stuck in the canopy of a tree.

In interviews, he said that he was afraid of hypothermia and that he shivered a lot for his body to maintain its temperature.

He said that when he was almost out of strength, he ended up finding a river, where he followed the course. That’s when a vessel passed and rescued him.

*Posted by Diego Mendes.

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