A mother and her baby have been found alive in the Colombian
jungle four days after their plane crashed - in what officials are calling a
"miracle".
Nelly Murillo, 18, and her infant son Yudier Moreno were
discovered on Wednesday near the site where the Cessna 303 came down on
Saturday.
The pair were taken by helicopter to a hospital in the
northwest of the country, but Ms Murillo has only minor injuries and burns
while the boy was apparently unhurt.
"It's a miracle. It is a very wild area and it was a
catastrophic accident," said Colonel Hector Carrascal, a commander of the
Colombian Air Force.
He added: "His mother's spirit must have given him strength
to survive
The pilot, Captain Carlos Mario Ceballos, died in the crash
and rescuers found his body in the small aircraft.
They discovered the plane's doors open and suspected that
survivors may have clambered out.
A team of 14 spent several days scouring dense bushland
before finding the pair.
The plane was travelling between Nuqui and Quibdo in
northwest Colombia when it came down. The cause of the crash was not
immediately clear.
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