In this picture launched by Colombia’s Armed Forces Press Office, a soldier stands in entrance of the wreckage of a Cessna C206, May 18, 2023, that crashed within the jungle of Solano within the Caqueta state of Colombia. The discovery of footprints on May 30 of a small foot rekindled the hope of discovering the kids alive after their aircraft crashed on May 1.

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In this picture launched by Colombia’s Armed Forces Press Office, a soldier stands in entrance of the wreckage of a Cessna C206, May 18, 2023, that crashed within the jungle of Solano within the Caqueta state of Colombia. The discovery of footprints on May 30 of a small foot rekindled the hope of discovering the kids alive after their aircraft crashed on May 1.

Colombia’s Armed Forces Press Office through AP

BOGOTA, Colombia — Four Indigenous youngsters who disappeared 40 days in the past after surviving a small aircraft crash within the Amazon jungle had been discovered alive, Colombian authorities introduced Friday, ending an intense search that gripped the nation.

The youngsters had been alone when searchers discovered them and at the moment are receiving medical consideration, President Gustavo Petro instructed reporters upon his return to Bogota from Cuba, the place he signed a cease-fire settlement with representatives of the National Liberation Army insurgent group.

The president stated the kids are an “example of survival” and predicted their saga “will remain in history.”

The crash occurred within the early hours of May 1, when the Cessna single-engine propeller aircraft with seven passengers and a pilot declared an emergency attributable to an engine failure.

The small plane fell off radar a short while later and a frantic seek for survivors started. The three adults had been killed, and their our bodies had been discovered within the space.

In this picture launched by Colombia’s Armed Forces Press Office, troopers and Indigenous males are inclined to the 4 Indigenous brothers.

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In this picture launched by Colombia’s Armed Forces Press Office, troopers and Indigenous males are inclined to the 4 Indigenous brothers.

Colombia’s Armed Force Press Office through AP

Two weeks after the crash, on May 16, a search group discovered the aircraft in a thick patch of the rainforest and recovered the our bodies of the adults, however the young children had been nowhere to be discovered.

Sensing that they may very well be alive, Colombia’s military stepped up the hunt for the kids and flew 150 troopers with canine into the realm to trace the group of 4 siblings, ages 13, 9, 4 and 11 months. Dozens of volunteers from Indigenous tribes additionally helped search.

On Friday, the army tweeted footage exhibiting a gaggle of troopers and volunteers posing with the kids, who had been wrapped in thermal blankets. One of the troopers held a bottle to the smallest kid’s lips.

“The union of our efforts made this possible” Colombia’s army command wrote on its Twitter account.