Rumors in the last hours have been denied. There is still no news of the four children who survived a plane crash in Colombia and have disappeared since 1 May in the Amazon jungle in the south of the country. They certainly survived the coup. But from then on, just guesses. The four children aged 13, 9, 4 and 1 (the eldest and the youngest being a girl) have been in the Colombian jungle for nearly forty days after the Cessna 206 crash, in which they traveled with their mother and two other family members. All three adults died, their bodies were found by the military at the crash site.
Therefore, the plane crash dates back almost six weeks. An engine failure is the likely cause of the tragedy. After the remains of the plane, along with the three bodies, were found, authorities launched a large-scale search, hoping that the minors were still alive, 15 days after the crash. There was hope, and it was there for a particular reason: rescuers had found various types of objects near the plane, a sign that someone had survived the plane crash. And the bodies of the little ones were not there, which prompted them to search relentlessly.
Experienced rescuers believe the bodies would have been found at this point if the children had died. The hope is that the eldest of the children will take care of keeping the little ones alive and set up a temporary shelter in the Caquetá forest. A member of Rescue International, a Netherlands-based organization that assists local authorities around the world with the search for the most dangerous areas, explains that it would be in their favour for children to know 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,” the expert insisted. I hope still.
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