Colombian Children Rescued From Jungle Are Said to Be in Good Health
Four Colombian children who survived in the Colombian jungle for 40 days after their plane crashed were eager to play and asked for books to read, officials said on Saturday, one day after the group was rescued.
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How did the children survive for 40 days in the Amazon jungle?
The siblings, aged 1 to 13, were recuperating at a military hospital in Bogota, the capital, and were said to be in good health and spirits on Saturday, when they were visited by President Gustavo Petro and other officials.
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Where are the children now?
The country has been captivated by the children's story, with many eagerly awaiting news of their fate since their plane crashed on May 1. The children, members of the Huitoto Indigenous community, had been traveling with their mother and an Indigenous leader from the tiny Amazon community of Araracuara, Colombia, to San Jose del Guaviare, a small city in central Colombia along the Guaviare River.
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Who are the children and what led to the plane crash?
When rescuers reached the crash site last month, the bodies of the three adults with whom they were traveling were found, but there was no sign of the children.