On May 1, 2023, a small plane went down in the Colombian Amazon. The mother and two pilots died, but four children, ages 13, 9, 4, and 1, survived the crash and wandered into the jungle looking for help. For weeks soldiers and Indigenous volunteers searched, finding a tiny drinking bottle, scissors, a hair tie, a makeshift shelter, and little footprints. On the 40th day the radio crackled with the code words: “Miracle, miracle, miracle, miracle.” All four were alive. Their family said 13-year-old Lesly had grown up knowing which fruits were safe and how to care for a baby, and she kept her younger siblings going until help came.
