Pilot Otávio Augusto Munhoz da Silva dies in a plane crash 1 year after being rescued from similar accident. How he died and more explained.
Death is inevitable. We must accept this inescapable fact.
While some die naturally, certain choices may speed the destructive processes.
Otávio Augusto Munhoz da Silva, young pilot who miraculously survived a 2022 plane crash, has reportedly died from his own profession.
His tragic death leads many to ask what actually happened to him. Read on for more.
How did Otávio Augusto Munhoz da Silva die?
Pilot Otávio Augusto Munhoz da Silva, 38, has died from plane crash.
He was flying over Mucajaí in Brazil when his aircraft plunged to the ground last week.
He crashed on August 28 near the border of Venezuela – 214km from the capital, Boa Vista.
According to authorities, the plane he was piloting crashed in a forested area of the city of Pacaraima.
The body of Munhoz da Silva, originally from Paraná, is understood to have been discovered on Friday.
Munhoz da Silva will be buried in his hometown of Londrina.
Otávio Augusto Munhoz da Silva’s family speak on his death
His cousin, Alexandre Munhoz, told local media his corpse was underwater for five days.
The pilot’s mother is said to be “suffering a lot”.
The Civil Police have opened an investigation into the incident.
Munhoz da Silva was a private pilot and flew air taxis in the Boa Vista region, his family said.
Otávio Augusto Munhoz da Silva had a plane crash in 2022 but survived.
Otávio Augusto Munhoz da Silva has had two plane smashes; first in 2022 and his last, which led to his death, in 2023.
In a tragic twist, Munhoz da Silva had to walk for 13 days through the Amazon rainforest after crashing his jet in September 2022.
He was found after almost two weeks by a man he asked for help from.
Two passengers died in the accident, and the plane wreckage was discovered in the forest.
Munhoz da Silva said the plane overheated before the engine failed.
He told authorities he tried to land near a river but ended up hitting the top of a tree.
After recovering, Munhoz da Silva returned to the air to continue his work until his death.