Bodies of victims of plane crash found in Amazon rainforest

BRASILIA, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian Air Force said Sunday that the bodies of two victims of a plane crash had been found in the Amazon rainforest.

One body was found in the wreckage of the C-98 Caravan, about six feet deep in the river, where the plane had made an emergency landing.

Another body was found near the crash site.

The military plane, went missing last Thursday during a flight from Cruzeiro do Sul in northwestern Acre state, to the Amazonas town of Tabatinga which borders Colombia and Peru, was on a mission to carry out an immunization campaign in indigenous communities.

According to some survivors, the engine of the plane stopped in mid-air and the pilot plunged the plane into the Itui River in the far western Amazon region.

There were 11 people on the plane, nine of whom survived and were rescued on Friday after being found by Matis Indians, who live in a village near the crash site.