airlifted to safety from the jungle, after a story of survival against the odds. they were found by the military after a huge and long search. the children, forced to fend for themselves for more than five weeks. translation: together the military forces - and the indigenous communities that helped with the search efforts found the children after a0 days. they were on their own. they are an example of survival that will go down in history. he might hundreds of soldiers had been involved in the desperate hunt for the children, aged 13, nine, four and one. message plays. a recorded message was played from the air, instructing them, if they heard it, to stay still and wait for help. there was hope the children were still alive after items left behind by them, including a drinking bottle and half eaten fruit were found. the children belong to the huitoto indigenous group. it s thought their knowledge of fruits and jungle survival skills helped keep them safe.
their mother, the plane s pilot and co pilot all died in the crash early last month. colombia s president says the rescue, is a joy for the whole country . simon jones has more. airlifted to safety from the jungle, after a story of survival against the odds. they were found by the military after a huge and long search. the children, forced to fend for themselves for more than five weeks. translation: together the military forces - and the indigenous communities that helped with the search efforts found the children after a0 days. they were on their own. they are an example of survival that will go down in history. hundreds of soldiers had been involved in the desperate hunt for the children, aged 13, nine, four and one. message plays. a recorded message was played from the air, instructing them,
of survival against the odds. they were found by the military after a huge and long search. the children, forced to fend for themselves for more than five weeks. translation: together the military forces - and the indigenous communities that helped with the search efforts found the children after a0 days. they were on their own. they are an example of survival that will go down in history. hundreds of soldiers had been involved in the desperate hunt for the children, aged 13, nine, four and one. message plays. a recorded message was played from the air, instructing them, if they heard it, to stay still and wait for help. there was hope the children were still alive after items left behind by them, including a drinking bottle and half eaten fruit were found.
after a huge and long search. the children forced to fend for themselves for more than five weeks. translation: together the military forces and the indigenous communities that helped with the search efforts found the children after a0 days. they were on their own. they are an example of survival that will go down in history. today, those children are the children of peace and the children of colombia. hundreds of soldiers had been involved in the desperate hunt for the children, aged 13, nine, four and one. message plays. a recorded message was played from the air, instructing them, if they heard it, to stay still and wait for help. they had been missing since the start of may when the plane they were in crashed. the bodies of the children s mother, the pilot and the co pilot were found.