Summary
Special forces in Guyana searched dense jungle in a mountainous area near the Brazilian border for the pilot of a single-engine plane that crashed the day before, according to the Associated Press.
The 13-seat Cessna Caravan was declared missing after it failed to land as expected at the gold mining district of Imbaimadai in southwestern Guyana, the report said. The local civil aviation authority said the pilot was the only person onboard, and it cited heavy rain as a factor before the aircraft crashed into a mountainside.
According to the AP, troops who reached the remote crash area had to climb down into the jungle and cut their way through 100-foot (30-meter) trees to try to locate the pilot.
The military said the aircraft “failed to report arrival, prompting a flight progress check,” adding that the wreckage was located by other aircraft flying in the area on Friday, AP reported.
The AP said the Cessna Caravan type is widely used in Guyana’s interior, including for flights serving the country and for routes to neighboring Brazil, Suriname and the Caribbean.