SOLVED. Action...A woman and a cop against dangerous armed men in a forest after a plane crash [s]

[Rose]

I've read this book maybe in 2009 or 2010 after picking it up from a library miles away from where I currently live. It is an action novel aimed at adults. Basically, it's about a woman, I think she was a journalist, who survived a plane crash in a forest, I forgot where it was but I think somewhere around South America. After a while of roaming the forest she found I think 3 people, one was the cop, on their knees being threatened with machete by hostile men, I forgot if they were terrorists residing in that forest, but they were the sole enemies of the story. Anyway, I forgot how the woman saved the cop from getting beheaded but after a while she was treating the cop's wound with maggots to stop infection. My memory stops here.

So in general, they were trying to survive from these armed men. I'm not sure about this but I think they were also trying to save the hostages that were taken from the crash.

I also remember that it has a sequel.

[Kris]

Rose, were any of these men on her plane? Or does she appear to a lone survivor of the crash?

Some books that seem to partially match your description:
Killer Affair by Cindy Dees?
Two Alone by Sandra Brown?
Up Close and Dangerous by Linda Howard?

[Tracy]

Running from the Devil by Jamie Freveletti.

Emma Caldridge, a chemist for a cosmetics company, is en route from Miami to Bogotá when her plane is hijacked and spins out of control into the mountains near the Venezuelan border. Thrown unhurt from the wreckage, she can do nothing but watch as guerrillas take the other passengers hostage.

An endurance marathon runner, Emma silently trails the guerrillas and their captives, using her athletic prowess and scientific knowledge to stay alive. Those skills become essential when she discovers an injured passenger, secret government agent Cameron Sumner, separated from the group. Together they follow the hostages, staying one step ahead by staying one step behind.

[Rose]

Thank you so much Tracy! This made my day!

[Tracy]

You're welcome, actually I liked that one too and didn't realise it was part of series, so thanks for the tip, got more for my want to read list :)