Survival of 4 kids lost for 40 days in the Amazon Forest

 4 children, including baby, found after their plane crashed in Amazon jungle 40 days ago.

The incredible story of the four children aged one to 13 who survived 40 days alone in the rainforest after a plane crash that killed their mother has captured the world's attention.  

Colombia's president said the rescue of the siblings, aged 13, nine, four and one, was "a joy for the whole country".

The children belong to the Huitoto indigenous group. 

The children's mother and two pilots were killed when their light aircraft crashed in the jungle on 1 May.

The Cessna 206 aircraft the children and their mother had been travelling on before the crash was flying from Araracuara, in Amazonas province, to San José del Guaviare, when it issued a mayday alert due to engine failure.

The bodies of the three adults were found at the crash site by the army, but it appeared that the children had escaped the wreckage and wandered into the rainforest to find help.

A massive search began and in May, rescuers recovered items left behind by the children, including a child's drinking bottle, a pair of scissors, a hair tie and a makeshift shelter.

Small footprints were also discovered, which led search teams to believe the children were still alive in the rainforest, which is home to jaguars, snakes and other predators.

Members of the children's community hoped that their knowledge of fruits and jungle survival skills would give them a better chance of remaining alive.

The missing children became the focus of a huge rescue operation involving dozens of soldiers and local people.

Miraculously, the children were not hurt, suffering only insect bites, dehydration and malnourishment before they were found and rescued by Colombian military after an enormous search. 

This achievement is all the more impressive given that the Amazon rainforest is home to all kinds of dangerous wildlife, including jaguars, pumas, snakes and other predators, as well as armed groups that smuggle drugs and terrorize local populations. 

The siblings, Lesly, 13, Soleiny, nine, Tien Noriel, four, and baby Cristin who had his first birthday while lost in the rainforest, are from the Huitoto Indigenous group, would have employed a variety of survival techniques to keep themselves alive. 

The children's story has wowed the world  how they survived a whopping 40 days in the wild - without any adults to help them