Key takeaways:
- Four Indigenous children were rescued in Colombia after surviving for 40 days in the Amazon jungle following a plane crash.
- The oldest of the four surviving children, 13-year-old Lesly Jacobombaire Mucutuy, reported that their mother had died after the crash.
- The four children are receiving medical treatment in the hospital and are expected to stay for at least two weeks, despite their resilience and courage in surviving for so long in the jungle.
Four Indigenous children have been rescued in Colombia after surviving for 40 days in the Amazon jungle following a plane crash.
The Colombian Military Forces found the four children, aged 13, 9 and 4 years and 11 months, on Friday in the department of Caqueta. The plane had crashed on June 9th.
Manuel Ranoque, father of the two youngest children, told reporters outside the hospital Sunday that the oldest of the four surviving children — 13-year-old Lesly Jacobombaire Mucutuy — told him their mother was alive for days after the crash but eventually died.
The four children are receiving medical treatment in the hospital and are expected to stay for at least two weeks. Despite their ordeal, some of the children are already speaking and wanting to do more than lying on a bed.
The Colombian Military Forces have praised the children’s resilience and courage in surviving for so long in the jungle. They have also thanked the local community for their help in the search and rescue mission.
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