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Four children missing in jungle after Colombia plane crash found alive after 40 days

‘They are children of the jungle, and now they are also children of Colombia,’ president says

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023

What happens next to kids who survived 40 days in Amazon - and why dad wasn't on plane

The key to the four siblings' remarkable survival in the Amazon jungle teeming with animals, insects and snakes was their familiarity with the rainforest's fruits

Daily Mirror · Jun 12, 2023

Indigenous knowledge, bravery, vigilance: how young siblings survived in Colombia’s perilous jungle

Thirteen-year-old Lesly Mukutuy credited with using ancestral knowledge to help keep her younger siblings alive

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2023

4 children who survived for 40 days in the Colombian jungle recover as details emerge

The children, aged 13, 9, 4, and 11 months, are expected to remain for at least two weeks in a hospital receiving treatment after their rescue Friday.

WEKU · Jun 11, 2023

Colombian plane crash: mother told children to leave her so they could survive

Details of woman’s final days emerge after four siblings rescued following almost six weeks in Amazon jungle

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2023

4 children who survived 40 days in Colombian jungle recover as harrowing details emerge

The four Indigenous children who survived 40 days in the Amazon jungle after their plane crashed were recovering Sunday in a military hospital in Colombia, as new details of their harrowing story emerged in a country still mesmerized by their saga

The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2023

Four kids who survived 40 days in Amazon after plane crash 'weak' but playing again

The children were stranded in the remote part of Colombia after the plane crashed, killing their mother - now they have been reunited with their wider family after somehow surviving the ordeal

Daily Mirror · Jun 11, 2023

Hidden heroes who found four children lost in Amazon for 40 days after plane crash

Two dogs named Tellius and Wilson became the unsung heroes behind the month-long rescue operation that saved four children lost in the Amazon jungle for 40 days, Colombian forces said on Saturday

Daily Mirror · Jun 11, 2023

How teenager’s ‘survival games’ kept her siblings alive in Colombian jungle for 40 days

Before the crash, the teenager and nine-year-old would frequently play a game setting up ‘little camps’

The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2023

Children reunited with family after surviving 40 days in Colombian Amazon

The four children who were found alive 40 days after their light plane crashed in the Amazon jungle have been reunited with their relatives.

Evening Standard · Jun 11, 2023