Monday, May 1, 2023, a plane crashed in the middle of the Amazon rainforest, in Colombia. Since then, research has been underway to try to find four children who would have survived.
It’s a race against time which is launched in Colombia. On Monday, May 1, a Cessna 206 aircraft disappeared from the radar when it was to connect the city of Araracuara to that of San José del Guaviare. Around 7:30 a.m., the pilot of the plane reportedly indicated a problem with the engine, before the communications cut off. Two weeks after the plane disappeared, it was found upright, the nose crushed against the groundin an area with very dense vegetation.
On the spot, the investigators discovered the bodies of the pilot, the co-pilot, but also of Mucutuy Valencia, a mother who traveled with his children to join their father. Yet no sign of Lesly, Soleiny, Tien and Cristin, aged 11 months, 4 years, 9 years and 13 years. On Wednesday May 17, Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced by mistake that the children had been found in good healthbefore returning to his remarks.
Many clues suggest that the children survived
Since the discovery of the plane, Colombians have hoped to find the four children urge. In fact, these come from Uitoto indigenous people And “are used to being in the jungle” as confirmed by their grandfather. Several elements would also suggest that they would have survived the crash. Indeed, as reported El Paísof the personal effects children, including a bottle and partially consumed fruit, were discovered.
Wednesday, May 17, more than 100 soldiers aided by sniffer dogs were deployed in the jungle. During their research, they discovered “a makeshift shelter made of sticks and branches“. The Air Force is also involved in the mission dubbed “Hope” and circulates above the area with three helicopters. However, the operations are complicated because of the difficult weather and some dense vegetation in this part of the country.
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Plane
Two weeks after the crash, the plane was found in the Amazon rainforest. The bodies of the pilot, the copilot and a mother of families were discovered. The four children who were also on board cannot be found.
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Amazon Village
The Colombians are hopeful of finding the children alive. The latter are from the indigenous Uitoto people and “used to be in the jungle” as confirmed by their grandfather.
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Fruit
Several elements suggest that the children are still alive. Investigators discovered the children’s personal effects, including a bottle and partially consumed fruit, as well as a “makeshift shelter”.
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Children
For the moment, the four children remain untraceable and more than 100 soldiers have been deployed in the jungle. Three helicopters are also flying over the area.
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Amazon
The search is complicated by the difficult weather and the dense vegetation in this part of the country.