9YO Runs Away From Home, Flies 2,700 KMs After Searching ¡®How To Get On Plane Unnoticed¡¯

In an unusual incident, a nine-year-old boy who ran away from home managed to sneak onto a plane and travel over 1,675 miles after looking up how to do it online.

The young boy, Emanuel Marques de Oliveira, left his parents in a state of panic but thankfully, he has been found and is safe and well. He was initially reported missing by his parents in the city of Manaus, Brazil, on the morning of Saturday after his mother Daniele Marques realised he was not at home.

She said: "I woke up at 5.30 am, went to his room, and saw that he was sleeping normally. Then I fiddled with my mobile phone a little and got up again, at 7.30 am, and that is when I realised that he was no longer in his bedroom and I started to panic."

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His mother spent the entire day worrying about where her son was before finally getting an update from the police. Emanuel had managed to board a plane and was 2,700 kilometres away from his home.

He was found to be in Guarulhos, a city located in the coastal state of Sao Paulo. Emanuel¡¯s home city is in the capital of the state of Amazonas, in north-western Brazil, which means he went all the way to the other side of the country. It¡¯s currently unknown how the young boy made his way onto a LATAM Airlines flight unnoticed, especially since he didn't have a ticket or any travel documents and luggage.

The incident is being investigated by Manaus airport management to understand how did the boy pull it off. Local police have also requested security camera images from the airport and have launched their own investigation.

According to the officers, Emanuel acted completely alone after apparently searching ¡®how to get on a plane unnoticed¡¯ on the internet. They added that there was no history of violence within the family, and the boy had simply wanted to travel to Sao Paulo to visit some of his other family members.

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LATAM Airlines said in a statement: "A minor was identified on flight LA3168 (Manaus-S?o Paulo/Guarulhos), on Saturday afternoon (26/2), which disembarked at 9.09pm. In Guarulhos, the company called the Federal Police and the Guardianship Council, which sent him to a shelter to await the necessary procedures for his return to Manaus. The minor re-embarked on flight LA3008 (S?o Paulo/Guarulhos-Manaus) this Sunday (27/2), which disembarked at 11.45 am, being welcomed by local authorities."

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