” miracle “And “A delight for the whole country! ». After wandering alone for 40 days in the Amazon jungle of Colombia, four children aged 13, 9, 4 and 1 year were found to have survived the crash of the small plane they were traveling in.
Four children who went missing 40 days ago in the Colombian jungle have been found alive.President Gustavo Petro made the announcement in a Twitter post, accompanied by a photo of soldiers and indigenous people taking part in the search for the brothers.
sequel after announcement
Army rescuers “Take care and settle right away.” All four siblings, according to the Department of Defense.
Leslie (13), Solini (9), Tien Noriel (4) and Christine (1) were pulled out of the jungle that same evening, airlifted and transported by helicopter in the middle of the night to the city of San José del Guaviare (285 km southeast of Bogota) , according to photos released by the ministry.
The Agence France-Presse that they were transported immediately by medical plane to Bogota. Upon their arrival at the Capital Military Airport around 12:30 am local time, they were immediately evacuated on stretchers and put on board several ambulances.
“Look at them, touch them.”
Originally from the original Uitoto group, the children have been wandering alone in the woods since the crash of a Cessna 206 on May 1 in which they were traveling with their mother, the pilot, and a relative. The Big Three died, and their bodies were found at the crash site by the military.
sequel after announcement
According to the military, rescuers found the siblings about 5 kilometers west of the crash site. “They are weak. Let the doctors make their predictions.commented to the press Gustavo Petro.
“I just want to see them, touch them.”Fidencio Valencia’s grandfather announced his transfer to AFP in Villavicencio. It’s nature “warrior” Dee Leslie, the eldest of the siblings, who was allowed to survive, sentenced Grandmother Fatima Valencia. “She always took care of her siblings when their mother was working. They gave them flour, cassava bread and fruits from the bush.”.
Pictures released by the military show the children, amid thick vegetation, sitting on tarpaulins, surrounded by soldiers and indigenous people who offer them food and drink. They wear the jeans and dirty long-sleeved T-shirts of the two older men, their feet wrapped in bandages. Two more wrapped in survival blankets. The youngest, Christine, is in the arms of a rescuer. The Colombian press said she turned one while wandering in the jungle with her siblings. The four faces look very emaciated.
More than 100 soldiers accompanied by sniffer dogs and dozens of citizens have been searching for the children since the discovery of the plane, with their noses planted on the ground amid dense vegetation. Still according to the military saviors of this Operation Hope I have traveled, in over a month, nearly 2,656 km in this impenetrable jungle.
sequel after announcement
It seems that the chances of babies surviving are decreasing day by day, in this very hostile environment where tigers, pumas, snakes, and other predators roam. Insects of all kinds are particularly voracious there, and there is also the matter of vital access to drinking water. The region is also an area of strong influence for the dissident FARC, an armed group with which peace talks have recently broken off.
“Survival”
News of the children’s disappearance spread around the world, with videos and photos of searches by the military, which followed their trail with the discovery of a bottle, scissors, shoes, diapers, chewed fruit, footprints or makeshift shelters. .
On May 17, Chief Petro mistakenly announced that they had been found. “Today was a magical day, without a doubt, filling us with joy.”This time, the Colombian president rejoiced. children “They were alone, they succeeded on their own. It is an example of total survival that will go down in history. Therefore these children are today the children of peace and the children of Colombia.” congratulated himself.
Gustavo also hired Pietro “Effective coordination between the army and the citizens” while searching, “An example of alliance to follow for the sake of the country”.
