Andres Velarde
Andres Velarde is a 29-year-old pilot who made headlines after successfully landing a small plane in an alligator-infested swamp in the Amazon due to engine failure, ultimately surviving with four passengers for 36 hours before being rescued.
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Andres Velarde is the pilot who had to make an emergency landing due to engine failure.
Petoro ljudi preživjelo 36 sati u močvari punoj aligatora poslije pada aviona
Montenegro· 2025-05-06
Andres Velarde was the pilot who had to make an emergency landing due to engine failure.
Petoro ljudi preživelo 36 sati u močvari punoj aligatora posle pada aviona
Serbia· 2025-05-06
Andrés Velarde, the 29-year-old pilot, described the harrowing experience of being surrounded by caimans after the plane crash.
‘Estábamos rodeados de caimanes’: ¿Cómo sobrevivieron cinco personas tras caer avioneta en un pantano?
Costa Rica· 2025-05-04Andres Velarde was the pilot who executed an emergency landing due to engine failure.
Index - Külföld - Aligátorokkal teli mocsárban várakoztak 36 órát egy gép utasai, mindenki túlélte
Hungary· 2025-05-03Andrés Velarde, the 29-year-old pilot, recounted how he and the passengers found themselves surrounded by crocodiles.
Avion căzut în Amazon: pasagerii au supraviețuit 36 de ore înconjurați de crocodili
Romania· 2025-05-03
Andres Velarde said that the plane had suddenly started to lose altitude and he had been forced to land the craft in a swamp.
Five people survive 36 hours in alligator-infested Amazon swamp after plane crash
United Kingdom· 2025-05-03