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Beni: Missing prosecutor Juan Benjo Huchani found alive
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Beni: Missing prosecutor Juan Benjo Huchani found alive

From El Deber · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Official statement Outcome reported
  • Prosecutor Juan Benjo Huchani, who went missing on August 14 after a plane crash, has been found alive in Beni, Bolivia.
  • Huchani is reported to be in delicate health but his life is not in danger.
  • He had left the crash site to seek help, while the pilot died and two other prosecutors were rescued.

After more than a week missing, prosecutor Juan Benjo Huchani has been located alive in the Beni region of Bolivia. The news was confirmed by Beni's Departmental Prosecutor, Alexander Mendoza Santeyana, who spoke to reporters at Trinidad airport.

"He is alive, his health is delicate; but it does not endanger his life," Mendoza stated. He extended gratitude to the Fifth Air Brigade, rescue teams, and the local population for their relentless efforts in searching for the missing prosecutor.

Huchani will be airlifted to Trinidad for urgent medical attention at the National Health Fund. He had been missing since Friday, August 14, when the small aircraft he was traveling in with three other individuals crashed in Beni. The pilot of the plane died in the accident.

Rescue teams had previously evacuated two other prosecutors from the aircraft. However, Huchani chose to leave the crash site on foot to find assistance at a nearby estancia. His survival marks a critical development in the search operation.

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Originally published by El Deber in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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