Father of rescued Colombian children says he was threatened by FARC dissidents: ‘I am a target’
Regarding the future of the family, Ranoque says that it should be in Bogotá precisely because of the guerrilla group.
“I think I will live in Bogotá because I have problems with the Carolina Ramirez Front trying to kill me. I’m a target because I know the whole area,” he says.
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Colombian authorities discovered the presence of the Frente Carolina Ramíres in 2018 and stated that the group deals drugs, has gunmen and forcibly recruits indigenous people to work for the group. For this reason, Manuel Roque wanted to expel the family from the region.
1 in 1 fathers of children say they are being threatened by a paramilitary group. Photo: TV Globo/Reproduction Father of children says he is being threatened by a paramilitary group. — Photo: TV Globo/Reproduction
The meaning of Lesly
The oldest of the four brothers, 13yearold Lesly, is said to have been instrumental in surviving in the wild for so long.
Henry Guerrero of the indigenous volunteer group involved in the search said the girl was very adept at handling the situation.
“She took a towel, a flashlight and two cell phones, which I think they used for fun at night. They had two bags and would always go near a river to fill a bottle of soda with water,” he said.
The native also said that the children ate fruits and a plant from the Amazon. They also found one of the 100 kits that the forces dropped in the forest, which lasted 15 days.
Indigenous people tell how children survived in the Amazon jungle in Colombia
1 of 12 A Colombian Air Force soldier carries one of the surviving children of the crash. Photo: Colombian Air Force/Handout via Portal 2 of 12 children have been found after going missing in the Colombian Amazon for 40 days. — Photo: Handout Colombian Air Force / Colombian Air Force / AFP 3 of 12 soldiers from the Colombian Air Force and staff from the Colombian Institute for Family Welfare (ICBF) provide medical care to children. Photo: Colombian Air Force/Handout via Portal 4 of 12 The plane used for the rescue was an Airbus Casa C295 and is intended to serve as an air ambulance. — Photo: Handout of the Colombian Air Force / Colombian Air Force / AFP 5 of 12 A doctor examines one of the children. — Photo: HANDOUT COLOMBIAN AIR FORCE / COLOMBIAN AIR FORCE / AFP 6 of 12 A doctor examines one of the children found. — Photo: Handout Colombian Air Force / Colombian Air Force / AFP 7 of 12 Four doctors (1 neonatologist, 1 pediatrician and 2 aerospace doctors) traveled aboard the plane to perform the children’s initial assessments. — Photo: Handout Colombian Air Force / Colombian Air Force / AFP 8 of 12 soldiers from the Colombian Air Force and staff from the Colombian Institute for Family Welfare (ICBF) provide medical care to surviving children on an airplane. Photo: Colombian Air Force/Handout via Portal 9 of 12 Neonatologist and paramedics stabilize little Cristin after rescue aboard the #FAC C295 aircraft configured for mass patient transport. — Photo: Fuerza Aérea Colombiana Ten of twelve soldiers from the Colombian Air Force and employees from the Colombian Institute for Family Welfare (ICBF) provide medical care to surviving children on an airplane. Photo: Colombian Air Force/Handout via Portal 11 of 12 Photo taken on June 9, 2023 shows members of the Colombian army examining children. — Photo: Handout Colombian Air Force / Colombian Air Force / AFP 12 of 12 One of the children holds a surgical glove with a face drawn on it as it is taken to Bogotá, Colombia on June 9, 2023. — Photo: Colombian Air Force /Handout via Portal
The brothers spent 40 days lost in the Amazon rainforest