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

[Judi Lynn]

19. Rescued children airlifted by helicopter out of Colombian jungle

mz/kb 10.06.2023, 07:44



EPA/MILITARY FORCES OF COLOMBIA via: PAP/EPA.

Four children who had been missing in Colombia’s dense jungle area for more than 40 days were airlifted on Friday after their dramatic rescue.

“Today, in an unprecedented operation in our country’s history, with the help of God, we achieved something we thought was impossible: the locating and rescue of the four minors who were lost in the jungle for more than 40 days. Because of the inter-institutional effort and the willingness and interaction of indigenous communities with Colombian soldiers, we were able to form combined teams of search units,” said General Helder Fernan Giraldo Bonilla.

The children, who belong to an indigenous community, were found alive in the country’s south more than five weeks after the plane they were traveling in crashed.

Videos shared by the Colombian Air Force show the military pulling the kids into a helicopter that was flying 60 meters (196.85 feet) in the air.

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Cooperation between indigenous peoples and the armed forces was instrumental in finding the children alive, Commander of the Colombian Armed Forces General Helder Fernan Giraldo Bonilla said.

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