Colombia: They find missing children in the jungle

Four children lost since last May 1 stjungles of southern Colombia After the crash of the plane in which they were traveling with three adults, they were found alive this Friday by soldiers who participated in their search, official sources reported.

“Joy for the whole country! Four lost children remained alive 40 days ago in the Colombian jungle“Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on his Twitter, confirming the news that was announced by Caracol radio a few minutes earlier.

Colombian press reports indicate that the children would be somewhat dehydrated and affected by some insect bites. They are also visibly affected and show signs of malnutrition.

It is expected that the minors will be transferred to Bogotá where they will be received more specialized medical care.

Lesly Mukutuy, 11 years; Soleiny Mukutuy, 9 years; Tien Noriel Ronoque Mukutuy, 4, and 11-month-old baby Cristin Neruman Ranoque are the names of the rescued children.

However, Wilson, the military dog ​​that searched for these native children, is still missing.

A Cessna 206 plane crashed on May 1 in the middle of a leafy section the virgin jungle of Caquetáwhen he made a route from Araracuara and San José del Guaviare.

It was the first flight the family took to visit the father of two children. “He called him to fly those Araracuara planes,” the children’s grandfather explained at the time.

Araracuara andIt is a “great reserve” where several communities coexist between the departments of Caquetá and Guaviare, and in fact the plane is the only way to get out of there.

Previously, the family had to take a boat and walk a “terrible, horrible road” from the community of Uitoto in Chuquí to where the dirt track is where the private airline Avianline Charter plane took off.