Amazon :Four children who survived 40 days in the Amazon jungle after a plane crash endured the death of their mother in front of them and used supplies from the wreckage to stay alive, authorities and a family member said.
More details have emerged about the incredible ordeal involving four children from the Mucutuy family, who are part of the Indigenous Uitoto community. They were rescued on June 9 by a combined force of Colombian military personnel and Indigenous searchers.
The children, ranging in age from 1 to 13, were able to stay alive in the Colombian jungle after all the adults aboard a Cessna plane they were riding in were killed in a May 1 crash.
The oldest sibling said their mother initially survived the crash but died four days later, their father told reporters.“Before she died, their mom told them something like, ‘You guys get out of here,’” Manuel Ranoque said.
The oldest child, Lesly Mucutuy, 13, showed her resourcefulness in caring for her siblings Soleiny, 9, Tien, 4, and Cristin, who turned 1 during their time in the jungle.
Lesly made sure to take camping gear, a towel, an empty water bottle and a flashlight from the crash site. The children also stayed by a nearby river for a water source, according to their rescuers.They hid in tree trunks to protect themselves from snakes and insects, and they built a makeshift shelter from the camping gear.Lesly fed the baby formula she took from the crash site and then water once the formula ran out, her grandfather said. The other siblings survived on berries and seeds they found in the jungle.
