What is 2023 Colombia Amazon child rescue?
{{complex|date=July 2023}} [[File:Colombia - Caquetá.svg|thumb|The area where the children were found.]] On 9 June 2023, four [[children]] were rescued from the [[Amazon rainforest]], in [[Colombia]] after they survived a [[plane crash]] on 1 May.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lau|first=Stefano Pozzebon,Caitlin Hu,Hira Humayun,Karol Suarez,Chris|date=2023-06-10|title=Missing children found after 40 days in Amazon survived like 'children of the jungle,' Colombian president says|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/09/americas/colombia-children-amazon-found-intl-latam/index.html|access-date=2023-06-10|website=CNN|language=en}}</ref> The [[Cessna 206]] plane was carrying seven people which included a woman and her four children. All three adults were killed, leaving the children to fend for themselves in the forest. However, all the four children—aged 13, 9, 4 and a 11-month-old [[toddler]]— survived in the [[jungle]] for nearly 40 days.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2023-06-10|title=Colombia plane crash: Four children found alive in Amazon after 40 days|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-65864158|access-date=2023-06-10}}</ref> According to the rescuers, the children were [[Malnutrition|malnourished]], and had many insect bites, but no major health issues. According to media, the children belong to an [[Indigenous peoples|indigenous]] community, living in or near the jungle. The 13 year old also seems to have been used to guarding the other children, when their mother was at work. The plane crashed in a region of the rainforest that is difficult to access. When it was discovered there were survivors, a large-scale [[Search and rescue|rescue operation]] was ordered by the authorities. == References == {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== *[https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230609234447-02-colombia-kids-rescued.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_720,w_1280,c_fill/f_webp Image of the found children and their rescuers.] * {{cite web|url=https://magazine.atavist.com/mayday-colombia-missing-children-40-days-jun