‘We took the photo of the children that circulated the world’: An interview with Colombian Special Forces who found 4 missing children in the jungle

By Natasha Pentin September 28, 2023
Images provided by Colombia’s Armed Forces of 4 children being rescued on June 9 after 40 days missing in the jungle.

By Marvin Vivas & Natasha Pentin

Nearly two months after emerging from the Amazon, three Colombian Special Forces soldiers reflected on their ephemeral fame after rescuing four Indigenous children aged 11 months to 13 years. Following a single-engine Cessna plane crash that killed their mother and everyone else onboard, these kids were lost in the jungle and survived for 40 days in the thick wilderness.

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