The four indigenous children from Colombia who were found alive in the jungle after a plane crash last month have been released after 40 days from hospital. Their health is going well, says a spokesperson for the Colombian Institute for Family Welfare (ICBF).
look. The missing children are found alive in the woods after 40 days
Four siblings Christine (1), Tin (4), Solini (9) and Leslie (13), who wandered the Colombian jungle for more than a month after a plane crash, were under medical supervision at the capital’s military hospital. Bogota. They were allowed to leave the hospital on Thursday evening and taken to a shelter.
When the babies were found in early June, most were malnourished and dehydrated from their weeks-long wandering through the Colombian Amazon. They also have various infections. At first it was difficult for them to eat normal food again; They survive in the forest mainly by eating berries. As citizens, their knowledge of the forest, as well as Big Sister’s bravery, was literally vital.
“They’re back to their original size and weight, and they’re in really good shape,” Astrid Caceres, director of the International Family Welfare Federation, told Colombian media. “Now the second stage of care and protection begins.”
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For the time being, the four world-famous “Children of the Forest” will remain under the care of the ICBF due to a “complicated family situation”, according to Caceres. “We are entering a transitional period to protect children.”
Mother Magdalena Mokotoi, who was on her way with her children to her husband Manuel Ranoc, was killed in the plane crash on May 1, along with the plane’s pilot and an indigenous chief. It is not for nothing that the foursome will simply be in the care of Manuel, father of the two youngest children and godfather to the others. Since the accident, stories have been circulated about him indicating a possible history of abuse from his wife. It is now being investigated by the authorities.
Maternal grandparents have also applied for custody of their grandchildren. Caceres said a final custody arrangement will be made in six months.
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