According to Guardian Manuel Ranoque father of 2 of the 4 Colombian children who were just rescued, based on the children’s testimony over the weekend, saying that his wife – Ms. Magdalena Mucutuy – was still holding on 4 days after the private plane crash on May 1.< /p>
“My daughter told me that their mother was still alive 4 days after the accident. Before she passed away, she told the children that you should leave, you will see what a wonderful person I am, I will love you like your mother,” Ranoque said.
Colombian officials today June 10 announced that their rescue team successfully rescued 4 children after 40 days missing in a plane crash in the Amazon forest. They were found very weak and emaciated.
The accident happened on May 1 when the children were traveling with their mother from the village of Araracuara in the Amazon to San Jose del Guaviare. Before crashing, the plane carrying 3 adults and 4 children sent out an emergency signal emergency due to engine failure and disappeared from the radar screen immediately afterwards.
Rescue forces discovered the plane wreck and 3 adult bodies on May 16, meaning two week after the accident. However, they did not find any young members.
The Colombian army launched an urgent search campaign with the participation of 150 soldiers, 2 rescue dogs and the support of people. local people. During the search, they discovered some clues to believe that the children were alive, including footprints of a milk bottle, diapers and half-eaten wild fruit.
Rescuers dropped boxes of food. descend into the Amazon jungle in the hope that the children can find and stay alive until rescued. The helicopter fired flares to support rescue forces on the ground at night. The rescue team also used loudspeakers to record the children’s grandmother advising them to stay still and wait for rescue.
General Pedro Sanchez, who is in charge of rescue efforts, said the children were found 5km from the crash site in a clearing in the woods. He said that before, rescue teams had passed several times through the area where the children were found, about 20m to 50m.
The Colombian Air Force last weekend released a video showing a helicopter Drop the rope so the rescue team can take the children up because the plane cannot land in the jungle area.
According to photos shared by the Colombian army, a group of soldiers are taking care of a group of children. . The children were wrapped in blankets and looked quite tired and emaciated after more than a month of survival in the forest.
“When the children were found, they were very weak. Their strength at that time was only enough to breathe or reach a small fruit to feed yourself or drink a drop of water in the forest,” General Sanchez said.
Some people still question why rescuers couldn’t find the animals. children earlier even though they had passed by the area where they had taken refuge a number of times. Uncle Valencia said it was possible that fear in the wild made the children seek to hide, making the search more complicated.
“They were scared when they heard the dog barking. They were scared.” hid in the bushes or ran away,” Valencia said.
Some sources said that Wilson, the dog in the rescue team, played a big role in rescuing the children. The children said Wilson found them but then the dog went missing. In addition to discovering baby bottles, Wilson the dog also left traces to help rescuers reach the group of children.
According to the Colombian army, forest rain and limited visibility or wild animals in the forest may have caused Wilson to lose direction.
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