Clues help find four children in the Amazon rainforest.

Footprints on the ground or wild fruit with teeth marks scattered along the path were clues that led rescuers to believe the four children were still alive in the Amazon rainforest.

Four Huitoto children survived a plane crash on May 1st in the Colombian Amazon rainforest. Rescuers initially feared the worst, but several clues helped them maintain hope.

After more than 40 days in the jungle, Colombian rescue forces announced on June 9th that they had found the group of children. They were taken to a hospital in the capital, Bogota, in a very weak condition and are expected to remain there for at least two weeks.

Colombian soldiers care for the children after finding four of them in the forest on June 9. Photo: Reuters

The children's mother and the two pilots were killed when the plane crashed into the Amazon rainforest, apparently due to engine failure. The dense forest where the plane crashed is home to jaguars, snakes, and many other predators.

The first clue, footprints on the ground, helped rescuers determine that four children had survived and left the scene after the accident. Later, authorities discovered traces of a makeshift shelter along with a pair of scissors and a hair tie, further strengthening their belief.

Wild fruit with bite marks was found as a clue that the four children were still alive and fending for themselves. In the search effort, rescuers cut down trees and marked them with paint to guide the group of children.

The military helicopter played a recording of the children's grandmother speaking to them in their native Huitoto language, telling them to stay put and wait for rescue forces.

Footprints of children in the Amazon rainforest. Photo: AFP

The army also worked alongside indigenous people to search for the four children. More than 80 volunteers from indigenous tribes in the provinces of Caqueta, Putumayo, Meta, and Amazonas joined approximately 100 soldiers in the search mission, dubbed "Mission of Hope." This was particularly significant because in many indigenous territories of Colombia, relations between ethnic communities and the armed forces are very tense.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro visited the hospital to see the children. He emphasized that the success of the operation was due to a combination of the understanding of the indigenous community and the military.

Vu Hoang (According to BBC, AFP )

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