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TRAPPED AND ALONE 36 DAYS IN CROC-INFESTED WILDERNESS

Soaring above the trees, I flew my plane 3000 feet above the ground.

Down below were endless kilometres of untouched Amazonian forest in Brazil.

An experienced flyer, I still felt a pang of worry contemplating the extraordinary views.

If something happens here, what do I do? I thought.

It was so remote.

And ferrying fuel for work, I was flying solo.

Then, mid-flight, the engine suddenly stopped cold.

As the plane spluttered along, adrenaline charged through my veins and I clutched the controls.

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