Miraculous Rescue: Indigenous Children Found Alive After 40 Days in Colombian Jungle
Survivors Reunited: Rescuers Comfort Indigenous Children Found in Colombian Jungle After 40-Day Ordeal In a remarkable tale of resilience and survival, four Indigenous children who spent 40 harrowing days lost in the Colombian jungle have been found and rescued. The courageous individuals who saved them shared the heart-wrenching first words spoken by the children upon their rescue. The Huitoto children, aged 13, nine, five, and one, miraculously endured alone in the Amazon until their discovery and subsequent airlift to a military hospital in Bogota. Members of the rescue team, who themselves belong to the Indigenous population, recounted the emotional moments after encountering the children. The eldest, Lesly, bravely ran towards them, cradling the youngest child, and uttered the words, "I'm hungry." Another child, one of the boys, disclosed the devastating truth, saying, "My mom is dead." These heart-rending words pierced the rescuers' souls, prompting ...