In Colombia, four children, including an eleven-month-old baby, survived alone for more than 15 days in the Amazon rainforest before being found alive this Wednesday, May 17, 2023.
An unbelievable epilogue. The four children, including an 11-month-old baby, left to fend for themselves in the jungle of the Colombian Amazon after the crash of the small plane which caused the death of their mother and two other adults, were found alive on Wednesday, announced President Gustavo Petro, as reported Le Figaro.
Military and sniffer dogs on their trail
A hundred soldiers and sniffer dogs were mobilized to find them. A hunt that would have paid off in the end.
The information of the Colombian president is however to be taken with tweezers, tempers BFM TVbecause, according to several Colombian media, the message was first published by a fake Twitter account, “parodying” the Colombian Minister of Defense.
After arduous labors of busqueda de nuestras Fuerzas Militares, hemos found con vida a los 4 niños que habían desaparecido por el accident aéreo en Guaviare. Una alegría para el país.
— Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) May 17, 2023
If this information is confirmed, it means that the children wandered alone for more than 15 days in the Amazon jungle between the department of Caqueta, where the plane was found, and that of Guaviare, in the south of the country.
The plane, an aircraft more precisely, a Cessna 206, had disappeared from radar on May 1 in the vicinity of San José del Guaviare, where he was to go.
First, the authorities announced its discovery on Monday, with the lifeless body of the pilot on board. Then, the next day, they announced the discovery of the body of the mother and a third person, whose identity was not specified, indicates BFM TV.
The causes of the accident have not yet been determined. According to civil protection, the pilot had reported problems with the plane’s engine before it disappeared from radar.