Survival Against All Odds: Children's Incredible Story of 40 Days in Colombian Jungle After Plane Crash
TL;DR
The mother of the four children rescued after 40 days in the Amazon jungle told them to leave and find help as she lay dying. Magdalena Mucutuy survived for four days after the plane crash, Manuel Ranoque, the children's father, said. The siblings, aged 13, nine, five, and one, were rescued and airlifted out of the jungle on Friday. More details have been emerging about the children's time in the jungle and their miraculous rescue - including the first things the children said when they were found.
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