Four young children have miraculously survived a devastating plane crash in which three adults died.
The children who went missing after a plane that killed mother, managed to cross the jungle on their own for 40 days until they were eventually discovered alive by Colombian soldiers, Reuters reported on Saturday.
The plane, Cessna 206 crashed in the early hours of May 1 with seven people on board between Araracuara in the Amazonas province and San Jose del Guaviare.
The three adults in the plane were killed in the crash.
Authorities said the children were located after hearing the cries of the youngest child, an infant
They were rescued by soldiers near the border between Colombia’s Caqueta and Guaviare provinces. The area is close to where the plane had crashed.
The surviving children, 3 girls and a boy, are siblings between the ages of 12 months old and 13 years old.
Their grandfather, Narcizo Mucutuy, told Reuters that he was delighted at the news of their rescue.
“As the grandfather to my grandchildren who disappeared in the jungles of the Yari, at this moment, I am very happy,” Mucutuy said.
Following the rescue, Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro shared a photo of the soldiers with the four children in the middle of the jungle. “A joy for the whole country! The four children who were lost in the Colombian jungle appeared alive,” Petro said in a tweet.
“They were together; they are weak; let’s let the doctors assess them. They found them; it makes me very happy,” Petro told reporters.
Ifunanya Ikueze is an Engineer, Safety Professional, Writer, Investor, Entrepreneur and Educator.
