11.   Ground troops were attempting to reach the wreckage, military officials said.

12.   Investigators have had a hard time even reaching the wreckage.

13.   Local farmers who reached the wreckage before the authorities took their pick, pilfering souvenirs from the dead.

14.   Macleod said it may take some time for the ground and air rescue crews to reach the wreckage because of the difficult location.

15.   McCaffrey said rugged terrain has prevented searchers from reaching the wreckage so far.

16.   Red Cross spokesman Roberto Herdoiza said rescue workers spent most of Tuesday reaching the wreckage and transporting the bodies back to Quito.

17.   Rescuers continued plowing through thick Vietnamese jungle in their efforts to reach the wreckage.

18.   Rescue workers took about four hours trekking through thick jungle to reach the wreckage.

19.   Rescuers reach wreckage believed to be missing U.S. plane.

20.   Rescuers who reached the wreckage Tuesday found shards of metal, tattered clothing, photographs and burned money, but no sign of life.