Found Alive Colombia - Cessna plane crashed in rainforest on 1 May, 3 adults dead, 4 children missing - 15 May 2023

[Seni]

Estos son los cuatro niños que sobrevivieron 40 días en la selva del Guaviare y Caquetá

Los menores fueron hallados con vida por los uniformados e indígenas que los buscaban.

www.eltiempo.com

Update of previous article

"Están débiles. Están en San José del Guaviare", fueron las primeras declaraciones del presidente Gustavo Petro, quien agregó que están a la espera de un parte médico oficial que indique si los niños deben ser trasladados a un hospital de Villavicencio o de Bogotá.

"they are weak. They are in San Jose de Guaviare" were the first words of President Gustavo Petro, who also added that they are waiting for medical advice as to whether the children should be transferred to a hospital in Villavicencio or Bogota.

 

[Teche]

What a miracle that these 4 siblings survived the crash and lived in the jungle for 6 weeks.

 

[Tealgrove]

Absolutely incredible!

So happy to read this. Wow!

 

[Gemmie]

El Tiempo is reporting the children have been found alive. Helicópteros going to pick them up. Will wait for official confirmation.

JUST WOW!!! I am beyond words! Especially due to how young they were and how long they were lost. What a GREAT ending!! I am SOOOOO happy!!!

 

[vls12345]

Colombian children found alive five weeks after Amazon jungle plane crash

The children – one of whom was just 11 months old – were rescued by the military after surviving on fruit and making shelters in the thick jungle

www.theguardian.com

 

[Soulmagent]

JUST WOW!!! I am beyond words! Especially due to how young they were and how long they were lost. What a GREAT ending!! I am SOOOOO happy!!!

I saw the tag and was like NO WAY!
And in another way i kinda felt there would be a couple survivors but all 4 ! Amazing.

 

[ifindedout]

FANTASTIC!

 

[dotr]

4 Indigenous children lost in jungle for 40 days after plane crash are found alive in Colombia

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Four Indigenous children who disappeared 40 days ago after surviving a small plane crash in the Amazon jungle were found alive Friday, Colombian authorities announced, ending an intense search that gripped the nation.

www.thestar.com

 

[TootsieFootsie]

What an ordeal for those kids.

Brave and smart and caring, in that they also looked after their baby brother.

 

[Soulmagent]

What an ordeal for those kids.

Brave and smart and caring, in that they also looked after their baby brother.

It also appears very evident that they were not thriving but surviving,from the photo. Thankfully they were found in time!

 

[airportwoman]

El Tiempo is reporting the children have been found alive. Helicópteros going to pick them up. Will wait for official confirmation.

That is beyond amazing!

I'm familiar with the story of Juliane Koepcke, although in addition to being 17 years old, she had lived in the region for much of her life and knew many things about jungle survival that most non-indigenous people would not.

 

[cuffem]

4 Indigenous children lost in jungle for 40 days after plane crash are found alive in Colombia

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Four Indigenous children who disappeared 40 days ago after surviving a small plane crash in the Amazon jungle were found alive Friday, Colombian authorities announced, ending an intense search that gripped the nation.

www.thestar.com

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I noticed some Media had been blurring the faces of the children. But I guess they will be dragged through every news program possible. I hope there is someone to make the choice to protect their privacy. JMO.

 

[dotr]

I noticed some Media had been blurring the faces of the children. But I guess they will be dragged through every news program possible. I hope there is someone to make the choice to protect their privacy. JMO.

too late to remove pic upthread, here is one with faces blurred fwiw.

4 children survived plane crash, 40 days alone in Amazon jungle

Four Indigenous children survived Amazon plane crash that killed three adults and then braved jungle for 40 days before being found alive.

torontosun.com

 

[Penny68]

So pleased the searchers never gave up looking for these precious children. Fantastic news they have been found. xx

 

[JerseyGirl]

Colombia plane crash: Four children found alive in Amazon after 40 days

It is a "magical day", says the president, as the four siblings are found after 40 days missing.

www.bbc.com

A video shared by Colombia's ministry of defence showed the children being lifted into a helicopter in the dark above the tall trees of the jungle. They have been flown to the nation's capital Bogota, where ambulances have taken them to hospital for further medical treatment.
The children's grandmother, Fatima Valencia, said after their rescue: "I am very grateful, and to mother earth as well, that they were set free."

She said the eldest of the four siblings was used to looking after the other three when their mother was at work, and that this helped them survive in the jungle.

"She gave them flour and cassava bread, any fruit in the bush, they know what they must consume," Ms Valencia said in footage obtained by EVN.

 

[Dpdan]

Incredible news. Thank goodness they continued searching!

 

[Arkay]

What an ordeal for those kids.

Brave and smart and caring, in that they also looked after their baby brother.

This is the most amazing part to me——the fortitude and wits to not only survive, but for these vulnerable children to ALSO keep an infant alive.
Thank God, what a miracle.
I hope their grandparents or other family members will be able to care for them.

 

[Tealgrove]

It is remarkable what these children have done.

I wouldn’t have survived.

Absolutely amazing.

 

[katydid23]

~~~~~~~~~~~HAPPY DANCE TIME~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

[Seni]

Just a quick update...

The children are said to be physically and mental stable. Particularly the oldest two who are very keen to talk about their experience. The baby is of most concern. All being evaluated. Will probably remain un hospital for approx 3 weeks.

Father and grandparents are with them. The father is the parent of the youngest two. I havent read or seen anything about the father of the two oldest children.

The héroe rescue dog Wilson is missing and being sought. Military say they will not give up on him.

The head of the child protection agency says Lesly told her the dog was with the children.

Petro visited the children in hospital this morning. The military hospital has a very good reputation. Health care is very good, at least in the major cities.

Seems likely that the children salvaged things from the plane, such as clothes, nappies and fariña (dried and crushed manioc, nutritious and filling).

At the very least, they would have had access to water.

But still an incredible exercise in survival!