Hikers Make A Discovery In The Mountains That Forces The Government To Act

Two friends from Boston were going to South America on a bold mission. They were going to hike the border of Bolivia and Paraguay to solve a decades-old mystery. It wouldn't be easy. The treacherous terrain had stopped plenty of people from providing closure to a painful and puzzling tragedy. And the hikers soon discovered that there was a reason why the area was considered so deadly.

Setting out

As Dan Futrell and Isaac Stoner packed their bags for what would be a trying expedition, they tried to maintain their calm. They hoped to uncover the truth behind an "accident" that had claimed so many lives and left so many questions unanswered. Previous explanations from investigators just didn't quite add up.

A new year's flight

The mystery the guys were trying to solve started like this. Years earlier, 29 people on board Eastern Air Lines Flight 980 were all prepared to have a safe and timely trip out of Paraguay. The pilot and crew had traveled this route plenty of times, and everything should've gone smoothly.

Miami bound

The plane was leaving the gorgeous city of Asunción on New Year's Day, 1985, and heading to Miami, Florida. Because of the long distance involved, the plan was to make a few stops before the flight reached its final destination.

A seasoned crew

The captain's name was Larry Campbell, and he was joined by a trusted crew: his co-pilot, a flight engineer, and a team of Chilean flight attendants who were prepared for any sort of trouble. Well, so they thought...