JUNGLE MIRACLE: How authorities tracked down the children:
A human footprint spotted in the Colombian jungle has given fresh hope on the whereabouts of four children missing following a plane crash in southern Colombia almost one month ago. a deadly jungle plane crash,The children — whose ages range from 11 months to 13 years old — had been passengers on a plane that crashed May 1.
In this photo released by Colombia's Armed Forces Press Office, soldiers and Indigenous men tend to the four Indigenous brothers who were missing after a deadly plane crash, in the Solano jungle, Caqueta state, Colombia, Friday, June 9, 2023. Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Friday that authorities found alive the four children who survived a small plane crash 40 days ago and had been the subject of an intense search in the Amazon jungle.
the minors were discovered Friday — 40 days after the crash — by uniformed officials who were assisted by indigenous searchers. The children were reportedly malnourished and promptly given medical care.recently discovering footprintsLast week, officials identified footprints may have belonged to the 13-year-old girl, possibly proving the children were finding their way out of the jungle.
"We have a 100% expectation of finding them alive," Gen. Pedro Sánchez, commander of the Joint Command of Special Operations, previously said to The Associated Press.
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