Article: Rescuer Describes Finding Crash Survivor

Miguel Vurac passed up his chance to open Christmas presents with his family, instead hunting through cold Panamanian mountains for three Americans and the pilot of a downed plane. Hours into the search, he was stunned by a faint cry: `Help me."

The 32-year-old electrician was part of a group of Panamanian volunteers who on Tuesday found 12-year-old Francesca Lewis, the crash's sole survivor. They also found the bodies of Francesca's friend Talia Klein, 13; Klein's father, Michael Klein, 37, a prominent Santa Barbara, Calif., businessman; and Panamanian pilot Edwin Lasso, 23.

The weather was so foggy and cold that emergency crews had suspended the search. Vurac's brother, ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!