SodespiteknowingthattherewasgoingtobesomeprettyroughthunderstormsalongtheflightpathtowardsPucallpathatwouldthreatenthesafetyoftheflight, themanagementatLonzapushedtheflightaheadanywaytomeetthetightholidaydeadline, whichwouldultimatelyprovedtobecomeoneofthemostdisastrousdecisionsthat a companyhasevermade.
Andsureenough, just a fewminutesaftertakeoffwithall 92 peopleonboard, theplaneenteredinto a violentthunderstorm 6400 m abovesealevelandbegantostruggle.
Butshewasneverabletomakecontactwithanyofthemthroughthedensecanopyofthejungle, andafterwalkingsomedistance, sheeventuallydiscovered a creekthatshedecidedtoewaydowntowardswhatshehopedwouldeventuallybecivilizationsomewhere.
Itwasherfirstsignofactualcivilizationinthepast 10 days, andshediscovered a pathnearbythatledto a crudelittlehutclosebyinthejungle, whereshefound a motorand a leaderofgasolinethinkingquickly, shepouredthegasolineintothedeepwoundonherrightarm, whichhadbecomeinfestedwithmaggots.
Ironically, ontheexactsamedaythatGiulianaCocowasrescued, thePeruviangovernmentcitedthatintentionalflightinto a hazardousconditionswastheprimarycauseforthecrash.