{"id":241109,"date":"2025-05-06T03:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T02:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pilot-of-crashed-plane-describes-what-it-was-like-being-rescued-from-alligator-infested-swamp\/"},"modified":"2025-05-06T03:00:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T02:00:08","slug":"pilot-of-crashed-plane-describes-what-it-was-like-being-rescued-from-alligator-infested-swamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pilot-of-crashed-plane-describes-what-it-was-like-being-rescued-from-alligator-infested-swamp\/","title":{"rendered":"Pilot of crashed plane describes what it was like being rescued from alligator-infested swamp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/zTHvknD7TAs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Pilot of crashed plane describes what it was like being rescued from alligator-infested swamp\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zTHvknD7TAs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Pablo Andr\u00e9s Velarde, a pilot in Bolivia, emergency landed his plane after an engine failure but it was no paved tarmac that awaited the plane\u2019s wheels. Instead, Velarde and passengers found themselves stranded for days in marshland with alligators and snakes. The pilot described to CNN the harrowing rescue that ensued.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pablo Andr\u00e9s Velarde, a pilot in Bolivia, emergency landed his plane after an engine failure but it was no paved tarmac that awaited the plane\u2019s wheels. Instead, Velarde and passengers found themselves stranded for days in marshland with alligators and snakes. 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