President Rodrigo Chaves-Robles paid a visit to Paola Amador-Segura, the only survivor of last month's plane crash, in which the rest of the crew perished.

Amador is now recovering at the Insurance Institute Hospital (INS) in San José after surviving a tragic aircraft crash on Pico Blanco Mountain in Santa Ana Canton, San José, in November.

During his brief visit, President Chaves spoke with Amador, a mother of two girls aged four and five, to express his best wishes for her speedy recovery.

"It amazes me to hear one of her daughters say that her mother survived because God protected her," said Chaves to the press. "Hearing that makes one's words stick in one's throat."

Paola was rescued on Monday, November 25, from the accident site of a Cessna 206 light aircraft. That day, the plane crashed just minutes before landing at Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) in Alajuela Province.

"It was a pleasure for me that the president came to see me," Paola remarked in a brief video released by Casa Presidencial. "I want to thank everyone who has been concerned about me. Nothing is impossible for God."


On the day of the accident,  the aircraft took off from Limón Airport at 11:55 a.m. for the return flight to Tobias Bolanos Airport in Pavas Canton, San José.


Due to severe weather, the Pavas airport closed the landing strip and directed all flights to land at SJO.  The pilot Miranda-Ramírez then attempted to restore the path to SJO, but the aircraft lost contact with the SJO control towers around 12:35 p.m.


At night, the rescue squad, including 70 rescuers staff, five Red Cross units, Fire Department units, and a K-9 unit of dogs trained to search for victims arrived at the accident scene and found Amador alive, as well as the bodies of the five victims.


In the airplane accident, the crew and rest of the passengers died:  pilot Mario Miranda-Ramírez (40), co-pilot Ruth Mora (26),  Joan Franco Segura-Prendas (28), Gabriela Calleja-Montealegre (64) and Enrique Castillo (56).

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