It was the father of the children who asked the officer to become the godfather of the youngest of the children found after forty days of wandering in the Amazon jungle.
The Colombian general who led the search operations for the four children safe and sound, Friday, June 9, after forty days of wandering in the Amazon jungle of southeastern Colombia, will become godfather to the youngest of the siblings. “For me, it’s an honor”Pedro Sanchez commented to the camera, visibly moved, his right hand on his heart.
In the medical plane that brought the children back to Bogota, “Don Manuel, the father of the children, said to me: ‘general, I want you to be the godfather of my daughter, the little one'”told a local television station the officer.
“I always wanted to adopt another child”
“We only have a 9-year-old son. I’ve always wanted to adopt another child. This morning when I got home, I told my wife that it’s a reality, we’re going have a daughter, call her that, even if she has another last name”said General Pedro Sanchez.
Little Cristin, who turned 1 during the journey of the four brothers and sisters in the jungle, arouses particular empathy from the public, with her big black eyes on her thin face. “It’s what you feel in the heart, in the blood and in the depths of the soul”, launched General Sanchez. Another general, commander of the special forces, will be the godfather of Tien Noriel, the 5-year-old boy of the siblings, according to the same Colombian media.
Lesly (13), Soleiny (9), Tien Noriel (5) and Cristin (1) were found alive on Friday afternoon by rescuers as they wandered alone in the jungle since the May 1 crash of the little Cessna 206 plane on which they were traveling with their mother, the pilot and a relative. All three adults died in the crash.