According to a Colombian military special forces official, the lives of four children, who were discovered alive in the Amazon jungle over a month after their plane crashed, were saved by consuming cassava flour.

Pedro Arnulfo Sánchez Suárez, a spokesperson, stated that the children relied on consuming approximately three kilograms (six pounds) of farina, a coarse cassava flour commonly used by indigenous tribes in the Amazon region., CNN reports.

The four children, identified as 13-year-old Lesly Jacobombaire Mucutuy, 9-year-old Soleiny Jacobombaire Mucutuy, 4-year-old Tien Ranoque Mucutuy, and infant Cristin Ranoque Mucutuy, are presently recuperating in a hospital in Bogota, the Colombian capital.

They were transported there via air ambulance, flown by the Colombian Air Force, on Saturday, as confirmed by officials.

Medical reports indicate that the children are dehydrated and still unable to consume regular food, but their condition is stable and they are no longer in immediate danger.

Colombian Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez, speaking to reporters outside the hospital, emphasized the importance of stabilizing their health at present, as reported by CNN.

Tragically, the children’s mother, Magdalena Mucutuy Valencia, lost her life in the plane crash that occurred on May 1, leaving them stranded alone in the Amazon jungle.

The pilot of the plane, Hernando Murcia Morales, and Yarupari indigenous leader Herman Mendoza Hernández, also perished in the accident.

Written by staff