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4 children lost 40 days in Colombian jungle rescued alive

  • June 10, 2023
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Four indigenous children were rescued alive Friday in the jungles of southeastern Colombia, 39 days after the small single-engine plane they were traveling in crashed. washed ashore, ending

4 children lost 40 days in Colombian jungle rescued alive

Four indigenous children were rescued alive Friday in the jungles of southeastern Colombia, 39 days after the small single-engine plane they were traveling in crashed. washed ashore, ending aerial searchland and rivers, the armed forces and President Gustavo Petro said.

The minors were rescued by the army and local troops on the border between the departments of Caqueta and Guaviare, near the crash site of the Cessna 206. which covered the route between Araraquara and the city of San José del Guaviare.

They are alive, they are alive, we found them“, said Reuters a high-ranking military source close to the rescue operation.

PHOTO: EFE

The photo, shared by Colombian President Gustavo Petro on his Twitter account, shows a group of soldiers in the jungle with children.and one of the soldiers held a baby in his arms, which he gave to drink.

“Joy for the whole country! Four missing children found alive— wrote Peter in the social network.

Speaking to reporters from Havana, where he signed a six-month bilateral ceasefire with National Liberation Army (PLA) guerrillas, Colombian president calls looks ‘gift of life’.

“They were together, they are weak, let the doctors make their assessment. They found them, it makes me very happy“, argued Petro, who claimed that the children were defending themselves alone in the middle of the jungle.

A rescue dog what was lost in the search still missingthe president said.

PHOTO: EFE

The plane with seven passengers declared an emergency on the morning of 1 May. due to apparent engine failure.

Three adults on the plane, including the pilot, were killed and their bodies were found inside the plane. although four children aged 13, 9 and 4, as well as a 12-month-old child survived the stroke.

Preliminary information from the Armed Forces, which coordinated the rescue operations without interruption. despite weather difficultiesindicate that the children got off the plane and began to walk in search of help in the middle of the jungle.

PHOTO: EFE

Rescuers supported by trained search and rescue dogs found traces of fruit the children had eaten before the opening for survival, as well as makeshift shelters from vegetation in the middle of the jungle.

Air Force and Army Aircraft and Helicopters participated in the search and rescue operation. (Reuters)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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