The mystery of the 4 children who survived the plane crash

The fact that their hatches were not found at the crash site of the plane they were traveling on gives hope that they are still alive, but what happened to them is unknown. There are four children who disappeared in the middle of the Amazon jungle when the plane they were traveling with their mother on crashed more than two weeks ago, and there is still no trace of them. While the crash claimed the lives of three other passengers on board, the bodies of the four children were not found near the wreckage, and there are few possibilities that they are still alive, according to the research team.

According to the report of Dutch media Nos, on May 1, the small plane carrying seven passengers disappeared over the Apaporis river in Colombia, in the middle of the Amazon jungle. After the bodies of three adults, including the mother and the pilot, were found last Monday, the most intense search efforts were initiated for four children aged 13, 9, 4 and 11 months from the same family. The special forces of Rescue International, a Netherlands-based organization that assists local authorities around the world with searches in the most dangerous areas, have been on the scene for days. The organization was called a week after the plane disappeared from radar.

“Time is ticking. Eighteen days have passed, and every second that passes is one second too long,” said Humberto Hinestrosa, who works at the organization. “There are cases where people are found alive after a longer period of time. We have to stay positive,” the man said. Last night, the military used a megaphone to broadcast a message from their grandmothers in hopes the children could hear, urging them not to move and hold on while they wait for help.

“We were able to reduce the search area from 30 kilometers to 14 kilometers,” Hinestrosa said. Thanks to the work of his team, which evaluated all the data on the plane, it was not difficult to determine the area and locate the vehicle. But from that moment on, the true search began, in hopes of finding the children and of course finding them still alive. “We can’t think they’re not alive anymore. We have to stay optimistic,” Hinestrosa said.

The mystery deepened yesterday when Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who allegedly reported that children had been rescued by a child protection organization, broke the news that caused the confusion. The army version, which denied the discovery of the youth, denied the facts, emphasizing that it was fake news. “We haven’t heard from our colleagues in the area that they’ve been found,” Hinestrosa said.

According to the Rescue International member, it would be in their favor if the children knew the area well. “13-year-olds are statistically more likely to survive. They are aware of their surroundings and have good orientation,” he said.

A small bunker built with the remains of a bottle a little more than three kilometers from the plane’s location and little else that might have been left for minors’ use bodes well. “They probably did. That’s a good sign. It shows they have survival skills,” Hinestrosa insisted.

Using statistics, Rescue International calculated the distance the children could have traveled and thus plotted the most probable routes. “If they’re looking for water, they’re looking for a stream or something. Anything that looks like a road must be followed.” At this point in the research, any trace can actually provide important information about children’s movements.

Hinestrosa, who was not at the scene and cannot say exactly how the search was carried out, has great confidence in Colombian rescuers. “Special forces and the army are well trained in searching. The most important thing is that they search carefully for traces. It’s a very remote area where you don’t normally go, so any traces may come from children.”

Source: Today IT

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