How 4 Kids Survived 14 Days in the Wild After Plane Crash in Colombia

In a remark­able sto­ry of sur­vival, four kids from Colombia’s Indige­nous com­mu­ni­ty were found alive and healthy after spend­ing 14 days in the wild fol­low­ing a plane crash that killed three adults.

The kids, aged between an infant and 13 years old, man­aged to escape the Cess­na 206 air­craft that crashed in a remote area of Caque­ta province on May 1st.

They then walked through the dense jun­gle in search of help, sur­viv­ing on fruits and build­ing shel­ters along the way. A mas­sive search oper­a­tion involv­ing the Colom­bian mil­i­tary, fire­fight­ers, and civ­il avi­a­tion per­son­nel final­ly locat­ed the young survivors.

Colom­bian Pres­i­dent Gus­ta­vo Petro tweet­ed that the res­cue was “a joy for the coun­try” and thanked the “ardu­ous search­ing by our mil­i­tary” that made it possible.

The inves­ti­ga­tion is ongo­ing into how the four kids, includ­ing an 11-month-old baby, endured the harsh con­di­tions and lack of food and water for two weeks after crash­ing in the hos­tile jungle.

Dis­card­ed fruits and makeshift shel­ters showed how the kids used their inge­nu­ity to sur­vive until res­cuers could find them.

While the fate of the adults on board the flight remains trag­ic, this amaz­ing sto­ry of sur­vival against all odds serves as an inspiration.

The courage and resource­ful­ness shown by these young kids in the face of adver­si­ty demon­strates the pow­er of the human spirit.

Through a com­bi­na­tion of strength, cre­ativ­i­ty and per­haps a bit of luck, these four kids were able to over­come a sit­u­a­tion that would over­whelm most adults, high­light­ing the incred­i­ble resilience of the young mind.