HOW A MIRACLE UNFOLDED IN THE COLOMBIAN JUNGLE
Children found 40 days after plane crash hid from searchers as they feared being punished
On June 9, an army commando deployed in the depths of the Colombian jungle uttered the word "milagro" four times over his radio.
Milagro means "miracle" in English. Transmitting the word this number of times signified that four children missing since a plane crashed in the jungle had been found alive after 40 days. News of the discovery made headlines around the world.
"A joy for the whole country! The children lost 40 days ago have been found alive," Colombian President Gustavo Petro tweeted along with a photograph of military personnel and indigenous people providing first aid to the children as they waited to be airlifted out of the jungle in Caqueta province.
