"It was the story of a plane crash, which, of course, got a lot of attention. But once they actually figured out that four kids were lost in the jungle, it became national, big, big news,"
"It was really important to us to include the voices of the children, because that was really the biggest mystery. It was like, how is it possible that a 13-year-old indigenous girl can keep her three siblings, including an infant, alive for 40 days in the jungle,"
"When you meet them, you realize that...they're very special, you know. And that they had a message to deliver and they're beautiful, beautiful souls,"
"I feel very privileged to have met them."
A May 2023 Cessna crash in a remote area of the Colombian jungle killed the mother and the pilot, leaving four Indigenous siblings aged 13, 9, 5 and 11 months stranded. The eldest, Lesly, led and protected her siblings as they wandered for 40 days. The incident drew national attention in Colombia and prompted searches by Colombian military special forces alongside Indigenous trackers. The two search teams, initially separate and making no progress, eventually cooperated to locate the children. Firsthand accounts from the children are included to explain how Lesly kept the group alive and to convey their message and resilience.
Read at ABC7 Los Angeles
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