Children rescued in Colombian jungle left hospital

Four Indigenous children rescued in the Colombian Amazon last week after surviving in the jungle for 40 days are in good health but still at high risk of infection, the military hospital said Thursday. The children's medical evaluation was favorable and they were reacting well to a gradual increase in their food intake after weeks of surviving on just berries, fruits and roots.

They were the only survivors of a small plane crash in the Amazon on May 1. All three adults on board, including their mother died. It took nearly 200 military and Indigenous rescuers with search dogs 40 days to track down the siblings in difficult jungle conditions. They were weak and hungry when found.