Costa Rica Plane Crash Leaves 5 Dead, 1 Survivor in Critical Condition

Rescue teams endured a 14-hour trek through rugged terrain to save the sole survivor of the crash near San José.

A Cessna 206 Stationair carrying six people crashed near Pico Blanco mountain southeast of Costa Rica's capital on Monday afternoon.
Five passengers, all Costa Rican and aged between 27 and 64, were killed in the crash, while a 31-year-old woman survived and is in critical condition.
Rescue efforts were hindered by the remote and steep terrain, requiring emergency workers to hike 14 hours to transport the survivor to a hospital in San José.
The plane had departed from Tortuguero on Costa Rica’s northern Caribbean coast and was en route to Tobias Bolaños airport in San José before diverting due to bad weather conditions.
The cause of the crash is under investigation, with Costa Rican civil aviation authorities yet to release an official report.