2023-06-11 08:20:52
The Colombian general who led the search operations for the four children rescued safe on Friday after 40 days of wandering in the jungle Amazonian in southeastern Colombia will become godfather to the youngest of the siblings.
On the medical plane bringing the children back to Bogota, “Don Manuel, the children’s father, said to me: general, I want you to be my daughter’s godfather, the little one “, told a local television channel General Pedro Sanchez.
“For me, it’s an honor,” the officer commented to the camera, visibly moved, his right hand on his heart.
“We only have a nine-year-old son. I always wanted to adopt another child. This morning when I got home, I told my wife it was a reality, we are going to have a girl, call her that, even if she has another last name, ”recounted General Pedro Sanchez.
“You are going to take care of a one-year-old girl”
Little Cristin, who turned one year old the journey of the four siblings in the jungle, arouses particular empathy from the public, with her big black eyes on her thin face. “It’s what you feel in the heart, in the blood and in the depths of the soul”, launched General Sanchez.
“This morning, I said to my 9-year-old son: Alejandro, you’re going to take care of a one-year-old girl, we found the children in the jungle. And he said to me: OK, daddy, that’s how I’m gonna do it “, concluded the senior air force officer, whose charismatic face wearing a large burgundy beret has been on the front page of the Colombian media since the beginning of the whole story.
Another general, commander of the special forces, will be the godfather of Tien Noriel, the 5-year-old boy of the siblings, according to the same Colombian media.
Lesly (13), Soleiny (9), Tien Noriel (5) and Cristin (1) were found alive Friday afternoon by rescuers, as they wandered alone in the jungle since the May 1 crash of the small Cessna 206 plane in which they were traveling with their mother, the pilot and a relative. All three adults died in the crash.
VIDEO. Found alive after 40 days lost in the jungle!
Ground search operations, supported by helicopters, mobilized around 100 ground commandos, supported by 84 indigenous volunteers.
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