The minors, aged 13, 9 years, 4 years and eleven months, had been touring with their mom and one other companion in a small plane that suffered an accident whereas flying over the division of Caquetá
Three kids and a child have been discovered alive in Colombia this Wednesday, after the aircraft during which they had been touring with three adults suffered an accident that killed the pilot and the 2 grownup companions, 17 days in the past. The minors, aged 13, 9 years, 4 years and eleven months, had been touring with their mom and one other companion in a small plane that suffered an accident whereas flying over the division of Caquetá (south), in a jungle space. Authorities discovered the our bodies of the three adults Tuesday however discovered proof that the youngsters had been nonetheless alive.
Thanks to the nice deployment of the emergency providers and the work of canine skilled within the seek for human traces, the authorities managed to seek out on Monday a spot the place the youngsters had camped, in addition to stays of the fruit from which the minors they might have fed, which has led this Wednesday to the profitable end result of the operation.
The authorities have reported that the minors are already cared for by the well being providers, whereas the Colombian Institute for Family Welfare will likely be in command of caring for them.
COLOMBIA. MIRACLE IN THE JUNGLE. The three kids and the 11-month-old child are discovered alive after 17 days of looking out. The aircraft crashed in Caquetá. The mom died. https://t.co/hq1Zu83PHg
– Liliana Franco (@lilianaf523) May 17, 2023
The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, has celebrated via his Twitter account the optimistic results of the search, “a pleasure for the nation”, and has thanked the emergency providers for his or her work within the investigation.
After arduous search efforts by our Military Forces, we’ve got discovered alive the 4 kids who had disappeared because of the aircraft crash in Guaviare. A pleasure for the nation.
— Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) May 17, 2023
According to the investigations, collected by the Caracol Radio station, the pilot reported by radio of a failure within the aircraft’s engine, and shortly after it might have landed on the treetops, the plane falling violently to the bottom and being semi-buried in a means upright on the bottom.
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