This is Lesly Jacobombaire Mucutuy, from 13 years; Soleiny Jacobombaire Mucutuy, from 9 years; Tien Noriel Ronoque Mucutuy, from 4 yearsand Cristin Neriman Ranoque Mucutuy, from one year.
A helicopter was heading to the meeting place to take them to Guaviare, to be treated by military doctors. The four were found dehydrated and with some insect bites. According to military nurses, the minors were found visibly affected and with signs of malnutrition.
The minors were rescued by army troops in the limits of the departments of the Caqueta and Guaviarenear the area where the plane fell Cessna 206 that covered the route between Araracuara and the city of San José del Guaviare. “They are alive, they are alive, we found them”, a senior military source close to the rescue operation told Reuters.
In the hours before the discovery, the disappearance of Wilson, the rescue dog, had been announced who was looking for the little ones. The dog was found this Friday together with the children.
Preliminary information from the Military Forces, which coordinated the rescue efforts without interruption despite the climatic difficulties, indicate that the children got out of the plane and began to walk for help in the middle of the jungle. The rescuers, who had the support of dogs trained in search and rescue, found before the discovery traces of fruits that children ate to surviveas well as makeshift shelters made from vegetation in the middle of the jungle.
The aircraft, with seven occupants, declared an emergency in morning hours of May 1st, due to an apparent engine failure. The three adults on the plane, including the pilot, died and their bodies were found inside the aircraft.
The unusual mistake of Gustavo Petro in the search for the lost children in Colombia
On May 28, through a tweet, the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, had assured that the minors had already been located for the troops. However, hours later it was confirmed that the information was false.
For this reason, the president had to go out to rectify the information and apologize for his mistake: “I have decided to delete the trill (tweet) because the information provided by the ICBF (Colombian Institute of Family Welfare) could not be confirmed. I’m sorry about what happened. The Military Forces and the indigenous communities will continue in their tireless search to give the country the news it is waiting for,” he said on Twitter.
Operation Hope to find the miracle in Colombia
Gigantic trees up to 40 meters, wild animals and heavy rain made the search difficult. The Air Force joined the so-called “Operation Hope” with three helicopters that flew over the dense jungle for days.
One of them carried a speaker “capable of covering an area of about 1,500 meters” with a message recorded by the children’s grandmother. In Huitoto language, The woman indicated to her grandchildren that they were looking for them and asked them not to continue advancing through the jungle.
The authorities have not reported the reasons for the flight of the aboriginal family. According to the local press, the seventh passenger was a leader of that community. In this region of difficult access by river and without highways, the inhabitants usually travel in private flights.
According to the Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC), the Huitotos live in “harmony” with the hostile conditions of the Amazon and preserve traditions such as hunting, fishing and gathering wild fruits.
Source: Ambito
