Colombia marks 1 year since rescue of 4 children in Amazon after plane crash

Rescue team members Ezequiel Mucutuy, Eliecer Munoz and Air Force General Pedro Sanchez participate in the first anniversary commemoration of the rescue of four children found alive after 40 days in the Amazon jungle following a plane crash, in Bogota, Colombia, June 9, 2024.

Colombia marked the first anniversary Sunday of the rescue of four Indigenous children who survived a small plane crash in the Amazon rainforest in an operation that gripped the world's attention. A small ceremony was held in a Bogota military base that included an emotional reunion between soldiers and Indigenous volunteers.