Children are still lost in the Amazon and the President of Colombia apologizes

What was reported today, Thursday, in “Al Arabiya.net” and hundreds of media sites in most of the world, about a miracle that occurred yesterday, Wednesday, when 4 children were found alive 17 days after their plane crashed in the Amazon jungle, was not true, and Colombian President Gustavo Petro was the first to back down from what he said. find them, after it turns out that they are still missing.

President Gustavo Petro said in a new statement: “I am sorry for what happened. The military forces and indigenous communities will continue their tireless efforts to give the country the news it awaits,” according to what Al-Arabiya.net learned from Colombian media, which also mentioned on its websites that the Ministry of Defense stated did the same, saying in a statement that she had no confirmation that they had been found.

Civil aviation authorities believe that the 4, 9 and 13-year-olds, in addition to an 11-month-old infant, fled the plane after it crashed and set out in the rainforest for help, so efforts were intensified to find them after rescue teams equipped with trained dogs found fruit remains. Neglected and eaten, which indicated that they had eaten it.

The accident that occurred on May 1 was ruled by their mother, in addition to the pilot and two other adults, in an accident whose cause was not determined by the authorities, noting that the pilot, Herman Mendoza, reported engine problems to the control tower just minutes before his plane, the Cessna 206, disappeared from the devices. Radar, began an extensive search by more than 100 soldiers in search of the children after finding only the bodies of dead adults. As for the children, there is no sign of them yet.