Colombia plane crash: Four children found alive in Amazon after 40 days
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OneEyedDiva
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Remarkable! Amazing! God is Great! It's sad that the children lost their mother and that the pilots died, but such a blessing that they were able to survive after all that time!
hollydolly
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there's a lot of questions being asked as to how these children survived for so long..
RadishRose
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I was just amazed when I read about that this morning! God surely protected those children from poisonous and savage creatures.
Lewkat
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I am waiting for the full story behind all this is.
helenbacque
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The stuff that makes great movies and books.
hollydolly
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yes and none of it will resemble the truth...
Alligatorob
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Yep, surviving for 40 days is a pretty incredible story. The rainforest is a harsh place, even for indigenous kids. They had to have found some kind of food supply...
Kind of makes Naked and Afraid seem tame.
helenbacque
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Right. It will be Hollywoodized so some screenwriter or director can leave his mark.
Alligatorob
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Maybe, but the plane was found 2 weeks after the crash without the kids. It was another 3 weeks or so before the kids were found.
Alligatorob
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Oh, come on, that never happens.
I learned most of my History from Hollywood, movies like Ben-Her and Gone with the Wind, I am sure those were accurate...
Murrmurr
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They were from an indigenous tribal community, so they had that in their favor. Even so, 40 days is extraordinary.
Yes, I realize that. It seems normal to me that after waiting so long the kids would try to get out on their own. It could very well be that there is something more behind this. I just hadn't thought that way. The three adults were found dead in the plane by the army.
It seems normal to me that indigenous kids that are used to living close to nature would know a lot more about survival in a jungle than first world kids. If this had been kids from an American city I wouldn't believe it.
But, you could be right. I can be a sucker for a good story.
Alligatorob
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I think it probably is true, we just don't know all the facts yet. Most indigenous people live at the edge of food deprivation, even adults in a tribe. I suspect the kids had some source of food other than what could be hunted and gathered without help. Could be there was a good stash of food on the plane they took with them, just a guess.
When the full story is known I believe it will still be a good, even great story, just more complete. Probably as good as the Uruguayan rugby team's survival in the Andes, 1972.
Prairie dog
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helenbacque
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Of course, now how about that bridge you wanted to buy?
Yes, I believe it. The children's faces look starved and drawn, just as you might expect if they had been living on fruit and a few things left in the plane.
Lewkat
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These children I've learned are from Indigenous People who are familiar with the land. Luckily, they were no doubt taught how to take care of themselves if they ever got stranded in the jungle alone. At any rate, it seems that they listened, which served them well.
hearlady
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Thanks for some good news. 
Jules
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At 13 she likely had more responsibilities and knowledge than your average adult here. She knew how to live in the jungle. Well done by her.
Yes, and it is all true!
Gaer
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Pretty remarkable!