how Antonio Sena survived 36 days in the jungle

Antonio Sena was cut off from the world for 36 days, alone in the vastness of the Amazon rainforest, in extreme conditions. “The nights were really terrifying, I was very, very scared, especially of the rain which was torrential. I was afraid that branches would break off, fall on me and kill me “, he confides. On January 28, 2021, the 36-year-old pilot was on board a single-engine aircraft. His engine failed, he landed in an emergency, got out of the plane, injured, carrying water and bread. “I set up a shelter next to the plane in the hope that rescue teams would see me. […] I stayed for eight days and saw that rescue teams were flying over the area, but they didn’t see me “, he remembers.

He then begins to walk. On the first day, he takes some pictures with his phone. On the 5th day, he cracks and records a message for his relatives. Every day, Antonio Sena walks, builds shelters, manages his fear of predators. For food, he observes the animals around him. “I started my walk eating only fruit. […] It was the monkeys who taught me. I watched what the monkeys ate, and I ate the exact same thing “, he explains. On the 36th day, he saw nut pickers. He is saved. It was his loved ones, he says, who helped him hold on.