Found Safe Brazil - Adam Heart, 39, Emily, 37, Colette, 7, & Sierra, 3, 29 Oct 2017 *Americans*

[TTF14]

Oh thank God!!

 

[whitelilac]

Ohhhh ! Amazing, thank heavens!!!

 

[Stunned]

So very, very lucky!!! Did not see this ending!

 

[TTF14]

Still an odd story. Kinda sounds like this family fled after police were already on the scene, but then were found on a surfboard??? And did they have a second car???

Still glad they are safe, but it would be interesting to hear the whole story!

 

[Mica]

This is great news!!

 

[whitelilac]

I think they were rescued by villagers after they fled ? Where did this surfboard come from.....how did they get to it, was it on the ferry? And with a 3 year old? Would like to hear details.....

 

[Mica]

I think they were rescued by villagers after they fled ? Where did this surfboard come from.....how did they get to it, was it on the ferry? And with a 3 year old? Would like to hear details.....

Yes, sounds like a villager found them. From the link posted above:

According to José Augusto Pantoja Leão, a villager, he spotted a hand in the water and saw the family. They would be on a ravine, on a surfboard. The riverbankers helped the family and brought it to the mainland.

 

[thekarmabus]

Thank God!!!


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[flute4peace]

FOUND! https://g1.globo.com/pa/para/notici...-de-piratas-e-encontrada-com-vida-no-pa.ghtml

Also: Official FB find page ran by family: https://www.facebook.com/findouropenroad
"US Embassy in Brazil confirms all the Harteaus have been found."

WHAT???!!! WOW.

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[Darling136]

A few msm

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/...jungle-found-safe-after-pirate-attack-n816721

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...05f80164f6e_story.html?utm_term=.56b872757190

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/01/american-family-missing-river-pirate-attack-brazil

Found

 

[DakotaMayi]

FOUND! https://g1.globo.com/pa/para/notici...-de-piratas-e-encontrada-com-vida-no-pa.ghtml

Also: Official FB find page ran by family: https://www.facebook.com/findouropenroad
"US Embassy in Brazil confirms all the Harteaus have been found."

Did not see that coming at all.

Info is a bit sketchy, I hope we hear more.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Police say Adam and Emily Harteau and their daughters, 6-year-old Colette and 3-year-old Sierra, were passengers on a ferry from the Amazon gateway city of Belem to Macapa that was attacked by pirates on Sunday. Police say the pirates held the crew and passengers hostage for hours and there was no sign of the family after they left. The Harteaus were rescued Wednesday by a villager who spotted them floating on a piece of driftwood in the river. They were unharmed apart from scratches and insect bites.

It's not clear how the family escaped the pirates, though Emily Harteau's father said that he has seen a report that they jumped out of a boat with their surfboards and rode currents to safety. He adds that such an escape wouldn't surprise him because his son-in-law is a "build-a-fire-out-of-sticks kind of guy." The couple, who documented their travels on the "Our Open Road" blog, left California in 2012 intending to spend a year traveling South America in their Volkswagen van, but ended up making it a much longer journey.

Adam Harteau's brother said that the family was planning to move back to California later this month so the girls could grow up close to relatives and "have a little bit of foundation." (River pirates killed a British traveler in the same Amazon region in September.)

http://www.newser.com/story/250989/american-family-found-safe-after-river-pirate-attack.html

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the attack happened as the family was on its way to move back to California. They were set to arrive in Los Angeles on Nov. 15.

http://gazette.com/california-family-missing-in-brazilian-jungle-found-safe/article/feed/507181

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the Harteaus were in good condition and would spend the night in a hospital.

http://www.weau.com/content/news/Spokesman-US-family-missing-in-Brazil-is-found-454652863.html

 

[DakotaMayi]

Police say Adam and Emily Harteau and their daughters, 6-year-old Colette and 3-year-old Sierra, were passengers on a ferry from the Amazon gateway city of Belem to Macapa that was attacked by pirates on Sunday. Police say the pirates held the crew and passengers hostage for hours and there was no sign of the family after they left. The Harteaus were rescued Wednesday by a villager who spotted them floating on a piece of driftwood in the river. They were unharmed apart from scratches and insect bites.

It's not clear how the family escaped the pirates, though Emily Harteau's father said that he has seen a report that they jumped out of a boat with their surfboards and rode currents to safety. He adds that such an escape wouldn't surprise him because his son-in-law is a "build-a-fire-out-of-sticks kind of guy." The couple, who documented their travels on the "Our Open Road" blog, left California in 2012 intending to spend a year traveling South America in their Volkswagen van, but ended up making it a much longer journey.

Adam Harteau's brother said that the family was planning to move back to California later this month so the girls could grow up close to relatives and "have a little bit of foundation." (River pirates killed a British traveler in the same Amazon region in September.)

http://www.newser.com/story/250989/american-family-found-safe-after-river-pirate-attack.html

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the attack happened as the family was on its way to move back to California. They were set to arrive in Los Angeles on Nov. 15.

http://gazette.com/california-family-missing-in-brazilian-jungle-found-safe/article/feed/507181

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the Harteaus were in good condition and would spend the night in a hospital.

http://www.weau.com/content/news/Spokesman-US-family-missing-in-Brazil-is-found-454652863.html

Glad to hear they are ok and will be heading back to CA. What a journey.