Two boys, aged nine and seven, are miraculously found alive after four WEEKS lost and alone in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest.
- Brothers Glauco, 7, and Gleison Ferreira, 9, were lost near Manicore on 18 February.
- Eight days later, the search was abandoned, but 260 volunteers continued to search 24/7.
- The boys were found with severe malnutrition, dehydration and skin abrasions.
- Glauco and Gleison will be in the nearest hospital until they gain weight.
Two brothers aged 9 and 7 are found missing in the Amazon rainforest for four weeks.
Glauco, 7, and Gleison Ferreira, 9, left their home in the Lago Capana Nature Reserve to look for small birds on February 18.
After they did not return home, authorities launched a large-scale search in the rainforests of northwestern Brazil, but canceled it on February 26.
Teenagers Gleison (above) and Glauco Ferreira (below) receive drinking water immediately after being found in the remote Amazon rainforest. They were gone for 26 days.
They were found Wednesday night by a lumberjack nearly four miles from the house, who heard one of the boys screaming at the sound of his chainsaw.
Crying father Claudionor Ribeiro Ferreira told Band Jornalismo: “When I saw my children, I was delighted.”
The lumberjack found two boys lying on the floor in the rainforest, both in serious condition.
Brothers Glauco (right) and Gleison (left) were searched by 260 members of the public after emergency services halted their efforts on February 26 – just eight days later.
Glauco and Gleison were rushed to a hospital in nearby Manicore, where they are being treated for severe malnutrition, dehydration and skin abrasions.
They were airlifted yesterday morning to the intensive care unit in the region’s capital, Manaus.
A search party of more than 250, which continued searching for the boys after the official effort was abandoned, celebrated as the boys were carried on stretchers to safety.
Yesterday morning, Gleison and his brother were moved from a small local hospital near where they were found to Manaus, the regional capital, to be treated in an intensive care unit.
Lost during the Amazon rainy season, the brothers had a hard time getting around, not to mention finding food and clean water.
Local media reports that they will not be properly fed until they have gained enough weight to digest solid food.
Brazil is home to nearly two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest, which covers most of the country’s northwestern region.
The Amazon rainforest is one of the toughest places in the world to survive without plenty of supplies, especially during the rainy season. The Jurua River (pictured) flows through its center.
Last year, a crashed pilot lost four stone (25.4 kg) during a 36-day stay in the Amazon.
Antonio Sena, 36, lost control of his small plane due to a mechanical problem shortly after takeoff.
He was eventually found by a group of chestnut pickers in the Para area.