Four children found alive after being lost in Colombian jungle for 40 days

[Judi Lynn]

17. I looked again after reading your post. In the foreground the soldier's holding the boy's head up

and the boy looks so weak, as they all do, nearly at death's door! They wrapped them in blankets, as they were probably colder after having lost so much weight during the month by themselves in the jungle, probably getting rained on regularly.

I totally imagine they were found absolutely just in time to save them. It's hard to imagine how 4 children, with the youngest being 11 months old could have endured with nothing but each other, that long.

The photo does look odd, but the situation was stark for them all. Maybe the soldiers were trying to hold the children so the camera could give proof they were alive at the moment they found them, even though it may be they weren't quite sure they could get them to help before they lost them!

On edit: I looked again, noticing the soldiers' faces for the first time as I only looked at the kids earlier. The men all look deeply concerned and emotionally involved with those children's rescue. It looks as if they were all trying their very best to do everything and anything as well as they possibly could to get the children to safety. I'm glad I took the time to examine their faces. They are all looking very gentle, and hushed during that moment.