Miracle in the Amazon: How four children aged 11 months to 13 years old survived 40 days in Colombian rainforest after a plane crash - and the hallucinogenic drugs that played a part in their rescue
When a plane carrying four young children crashed in the Amazon rain forest, there was little hope of finding them alive. But the bodies of her children, Lesly, 13, Soleiny, nine, Tien, four, and 11-month-old Cristin, were nowhere to be found. Military personnel and Indigenous volunteers who were familiar with the Amazon's rough terrain embarked on a widespread search to find the siblings, and they were optimistic to begin with. But as days turned into weeks, the punishing rains and harsh terrains of the Amazon had diminished their spirits. Manuel and other Indigenous volunteers believed the hallucinogenic - which comes in the form of a tea - would induce visions that could lead them to the lost children.
Source: Daily Mail December 25, 2025 17:15 UTC
