Coverage dated May 17, 2023

Clues suggest children survived Colombian jungle plane crash as officials race to find them

Headline from Local News 8

By Mia Alberti, Stefano Pozzebon and Jennifer Deaton, CNN (CNN) — Colombian armed forces have spent more than two weeks searching for survivors of a plane crash in the Amazon jungle, even broadcasting a message recorded by the grandmother of four children onboard, telling them to stay in place.

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25 articles, oldest first.

  1. New York Post

    4 kids found alive two weeks after plane crashes in Colombian jungle (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Officials believe the kids escaped the plane and then set out on foot to find help.

  2. Washington Times

    Missing children from plane crash in Colombian jungle reportedly found, might be alive (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Four siblings who went missing in the Colombian jungle after a plane crash May 1 have reportedly been found, the country’s Institute of Family Welfare announced Wednesday.

  3. Al Jazeera

    Four children reported found in Amazon 17 days after plane crash (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The children – aged 13, nine, four and 11 months – were reported to have survived a plane crash on May 1 in Colombia.

  4. Local News 8

    Clues suggest children survived Colombian jungle plane crash as officials race to find them (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Mia Alberti, Stefano Pozzebon and Jennifer Deaton, CNN (CNN) — Colombian armed forces have spent more than two weeks searching for survivors of a plane crash in the Amazon jungle, even broadcasting a message recorded by the grandmother of four children onboard, telling them to stay in place.

  5. Latin Times

    Weeks After Plane Crash, Colombian Children Found Alive In Jungle (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    Four children were found alive in the south of the country more than two weeks after the plane they were traveling crashed in the jungle.

  6. Digital Journal

    Colombia president retracts claim children found after plane crash (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Thursday retracted his claim that four Indigenous children missing for more than two weeks after an airplane crash in

  7. Deutsche Welle

    Colombia: Baby, 3 kids found alive after plane crash – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Colombian President Gustavo Petro declared "joy for the country" after the four Indigenous children were found alive two weeks after a plane they were on crashed in the dense Amazon jungle in Caqueta province.

  8. Local News 8

    Colombian government official ‘confident’ four children were found alive days after jungle crash (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Mia Alberti, Stefano Pozzebon and Jennifer Deaton, CNN (CNN) — A Colombian government official is “very confident” four children were found alive 17 days after their plane crashed in the Amazon jungle but is awaiting further proof.

  9. France 24

    Four children found alive in Amazon after plane crash (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Four Indigenous children missing for more than two weeks after a plane crash in the Colombian Amazon have been found alive, President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday, declaring "joy for the country."

  10. CBS News

    4 kids found alive in Amazon more than 2 weeks after plane crash, Colombia's president says (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The plane went down more than two weeks ago. The children are 13, 9, 4 and 11 months. All are indigenous. Colombia's military hasn't confirmed that they were found.

  11. New York Times

    A Plane Crashed in the Amazon. Did Four Children Survive? (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Colombia’s president announced that the children had been found alive after the May 1 crash. But now it’s unclear if rescuers had actually made contact with them.

  12. CBS News

    Colombian president retracts claim 4 missing Indigenous children found alive in Amazon after plane crash (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The plane went down more than two weeks ago. President Gustavo Petro said "military forces and Indigenous communities will continue in their tireless search."

  13. Deutsche Welle

    Colombia's president retracts claim children were rescued – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Colombian President Gustavo Petro has had to backtrack on his claim that four Indigenous children — missing for more than two weeks after a plane crash — had been found alive in the Amazon.

  14. Digital Journal

    Four kids, including baby, found alive in Amazon after plane crash (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Four Indigenous children, including an 11-month-old baby, have been found alive in the dense Colombian Amazon after a plane crash more than two weeks ago,

  15. France 24

    Colombia says four kids found alive in Amazon after plane crash (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Four Indigenous children, including an 11-month-old baby, have been found alive in the dense Colombian Amazon after a plane crash more than two weeks ago, President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday, declaring…

  16. The Guardian

    Dispute in Colombia over whether children found alive in jungle weeks after plane crash (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    President spoke of ‘joy for the country’ after four children had been found two weeks after crash, but military sources say they have no confirmation of the news

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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