1684426482 In Colombia the four children who disappeared after the plane

In Colombia, the four children who disappeared after the plane crash were not found The

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Aerial view of an illegal mining camp in Yapacana National Park during the YURI CORTEZ / AFP Aerial view of an illegal mining camp in Yapacana National Park during the military operation ‘Autana’ against illegal mining in Amazonas state on the border of Venezuela, Colombia and Brazil December 21, 2022. The Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) deployed around 600 infantry soldiers supported with light artillery, reconnaissance aircraft and helicopters for Operation Autana. This is part of the Bolivarian Shield implemented in other border states against armed groups and illegal mining that is affecting the jungle ecosystem. (Photo by Yuri CORTEZ / AFP)

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Illustrative photo of the Amazon jungle.

COLOMBIA – False alarm. While announcing on Wednesday that four underage victims of a plane crash had been found safe after a fifteen-day trek through the Colombian jungle, President Gustavo Petro returned to his comments on Thursday, May 18, and indicated that the search would continue.

“I have decided to delete the tweet as the information provided (…) could not be confirmed.” “I regret what happened,” he wrote, noting that “military forces and indigenous communities are continuing their search.” will continue relentlessly.”

In Colombia the four children who disappeared after the plane

In a statement, the Colombian Institute for Family Welfare also said that the information sent to the President the previous day could not be confirmed. Despite information from “indigenous communities in the area,” “the armed forces have not yet been able to establish official contact.” [avec les enfants] due to the harsh weather conditions and difficult terrain, which is why they tirelessly continue their research work,” the institution said.

Particularly difficult research

The plane, a Cessna 206 carrying seven passengers, had disappeared from radar on May 1 near San José del Guaviare (to the south), where it was supposed to be flying. The device was found vertically in dense vegetation on Monday with its nose pressed into the ground. Three bodies were recovered by the emergency services: that of the pilot, the children’s mother and a leader of the Uitoto indigenous community, to which all the passengers belonged.

Finding personal items, partially eaten fruit and a baby bottle in the jungle fueled hopes of finding the children alive. A “makeshift shelter made of sticks and branches” gives rescuers hope that there is at least one survivor.

In Colombia the four children who disappeared after the plane

The jungle is very dense and dangerous in this particularly remote region, and the search is complicated by the presence of wild animals, trees up to 40 meters tall, and heavy rainfall. More than 100 soldiers, assisted by sniffer dogs, are joining the search with members of the Aboriginal communities.

The causes of the accident have not yet been clarified. According to Civil Protection, the pilot had reported problems with the plane’s engine before it disappeared from radar.

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