A 12-year-old girl has survived a helicopter crash that killed her parents.
Bethina Feldman was found on her birthday and was led from the wreckage by rescuers.
One piggybacked her to safety the day after the crash.
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The helicopter was carrying Bethina, her parents, and the pilot when it crashed last Thursday (16 Jan).
It left Campo de Marte Airport in São Paulo, Brazil, at around 7:30 pm before making a stop at a helipad in the Jaguaré neighbourhood.
It took off again, bound for Americana, in stormy conditions before its GPS signal was lost at 8:34 pm.
Firefighters and police were dispatched to Caieiras, where the occupants’ last mobile signal was recorded.
The wreckage of the Eurocopter EC130 was spotted from a police helicopter in a densely wooded area at 6:15 am on Friday (17 Jan).
Bethina, who turned 12 that day, and pilot Edenilson de Oliveira Costa were found walking through the woods a short distance away.
Both were taken to a hospital in São Paulo.
At the time of reporting, Edenilson remained in the facility in stable condition but with no discharge date set.
Bethina’s parents, André Feldman and Juliana Elisa Alves Maria Feldman did not survive the crash.
Their other two children, nine-year-old twins Enrico and Manoela, were not on board the ill-fated chopper.
André, 50, was CEO of the betting company BiG Brazil Internacional Gaming. He was laid to rest in São Paulo on Sunday (19 Jan).
His wife, 49, owned the fashion brand Juliana Böher MultiBrand. She was laid to rest in America on Saturday.
Americana mayor Chico Sardelli said: “They leave behind a legacy of hard work, dedication, and friendship.”
The helicopter could carry up to five passengers and was in good working condition, as reported by Need To Know.
Investigations are underway to determine why it crashed.
Spatial disorientation due to the bad weather has been proposed as a possible cause.
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