BOGOTA, Columbia: The mother of the four Indigenous children rescued after 40 days lost in the Colombian jungle remained alive for four days before succumbing to her injuries suffered in t
in the Colombian jungle remained alive for four days before succumbing to her injuries suffered in the May 1 plane crash, her widower said on Sunday .
All three adults died in the accident, but Manuel Miller Ranoque said his injured wife survived briefly -- with their children beside her. "Before she died, their mum told them something like, 'You guys get out of here. You guys are going to see the kind of man your dad is, and he's going to show you the same kind of great love that I have shown you.'"In this photo released by Colombia's Armed Forces Press Office, soldiers and indigenous men pose for a photo with the four indigenous brothers who were missing after a deadly plane crash, in the Solano jungle, Caqueta state, Colombia, Jun 9, 2023.
"The survival of the children is a sign of the knowledge and relationship with the natural environment that is taught starting in the mother's womb," according to the National Organisation of Indigenous Peoples of Colombia.They also ate seeds, fruits, roots and plants that they identified as edible from their upbringing in the Amazon region, Luis Acosta of the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia told AFP.
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