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Amazon Flight Crashes; Wreckage, Survivors, found


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A military C-98 went missing Thursday between Cruzeiro do Sul in northwestern Acre state and the Amazonas town of Tabatinga. Eleven were on board. Nine survived, rescued by Matis Indians who live in the area.

The bodies of two plane crash victims were found in the Amazon rainforest Sunday. The C-98 Caravan wreckage was found about six feet deep in the river. One body was found in the plane, the other close by.

The miltary mission of the plane was anindigenous community immunization campaign.

The engine of the plane stopped in mid-air, the pilot landing (deliberately or not) in the Itui River.

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