Summary
Four Indigenous children survived a plane crash in the Colombian Amazon and spent 40 days alone in the jungle surviving by eating fruit and using large leaves to shelter from the rain. They were found by rescuers and taken to hospital to recover.
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Who are the children and what led to the plane crash?
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members of the Huitoto Indigenous group of southeastern Colombia
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members of the Huitoto Indigenous community
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members of the indigenous Huitoto group
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Indigenous community in Colombia
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were indigenous to the region
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Indigenous Colombian
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Huitoto Indigenous
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four Indigenous
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indigenous
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issued a distress signal due to engine failure
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suffered an engine failure
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experienced engine failure
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engine failure
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their mother and two other adults died
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their father of abusing their mother
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were traveling with their mother
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travelling with their mother
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killed their mother
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their mother
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survived `40-day` ordeal in Colombian jungle
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living alone for 40 days
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four Colombian miracle
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4 Colombian
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COLOMBIAN
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they were fleeing for their lives
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to Flee Armed Group
How did the children survive for 40 days in the Amazon jungle?
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by eating what they could and, later, found the food from kits that rescuers dropped from the sky
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by eating cassava flour, seeds and fruits they found in the rainforest
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by eating fruit, and using large leaves to shelter from the rain
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eating cassava flour that was aboard the plane and seeds
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living off a bag of cassava flour from the wreckage
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eating cassava flour, seeds and fruits they found
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used supplies from the wreckage to stay alive
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living off a bag of cassava flour
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BY EATING CASSAVA FLOUR, FRUIT
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eating cassava flour and seeds
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a plane they were on crashed
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after a plane crash
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a small plane crash
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a plane crash
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plane crash
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on their own
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alone
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the fact the Huitoto children were familiar with jungle life helped them survive
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relied on their jungle and survival skills
How did rescuers locate the children?
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about five kilometers from the crash in a small opening in the jungle
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about 3 miles from the crash in a small clearing
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in a small jungle clearing
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in a forest clearing
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in the rainforest just 3 kilometers (less than 2 miles) from the crash site
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covering more than 2,600 kilometers (1,615 miles) of jungle
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Columbian Amazon Forest
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heard one of them crying
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a cry from Cristin
Where are the children now?
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receiving treatment at a hospital
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in the hospital in Colombia
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treated in the hospital
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at a military hospital
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a military hospital
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military hospital
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intensive care
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hospital beds
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in a hospital
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at a hospital
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hospitalized
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in hospital
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military hospital where the children are receiving medical attention, in Bogota, Colombia
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Colombian capital, Bogota, and then to a military hospital
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hospital beds at a military hospital in Bogota, Colombia
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at a military hospital in the Colombian capital, Bogota
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military hospital in the Colombian capital of Bogota
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in a military hospital in the capital Bogota
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military hospital in Bogota, Colombia
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recovering at a hospital in Bogota
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in a military hospital in Bogota
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recovering in hospital in Bogota
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Military Hospital in Bogota
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Colombian capital of Bogota
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Bogota's military hospital
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a hospital in Bogota
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Bogota
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in a small opening in the jungle
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alone in the inhospitable jungle
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Colombia's Amazon rainforest
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set off into the rainforest
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Colombia's Amazon jungle
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in a forest clearing
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Colombian jungle
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Amazon jungle
What is the status of the custody battle over the children?
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has broken out among the children's relatives, with the father of two of them facing accusations of domestic violence
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has started among their family members
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ensues between relatives
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fight begins
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has ensued
Who is responsible for the plane crash and the death of the children's mother and two other adults?
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Hernan Murcia
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their father
What kind of resources are needed to support the children and their families moving forward?
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psychological services
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mental health services
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food, water and help
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food
How are the families of the children coping with the aftermath of the ordeal and what kind of support are they receiving?
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traditional psychological treatment
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psychological services
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mental health services
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