Brazilian authorities say a small passenger plane crashed in the Amazon rainforest, killing all 14 people on board.
RIO DE JANEIRO — A small passenger plane crashed at an airport in Brazil. Amazon rainforest on Saturday, killing all 14 people on board, Amazonas state governor Wilson Lima announced.
“I deeply regret the death of the 12 passengers and two crew members who were victims of the plane crash that occurred on Saturday in Barcelos,” Lima said in X, formerly known as Twitter.
The Embraer PT-SOG plane took off from Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state and the largest city in the Amazon, and was attempting to land in heavy rain when it crashed, local media reported.
The passengers were Brazilian tourists on their way to fish, according to reports.
Video footage released by the Globo television network showed the plane lying on a muddy dirt road with the front of the plane covered in green foliage. A couple dozen people are seen standing nearby holding umbrellas.
The Brazilian air force sent a team from Manaus to gather information and preserve any evidence that could be used for the investigation of the crash, according to an air force statement.
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