How kids survived 40 days after plane crash?

The kids had found an 11-pound bag of yuca flour in the airplane and kept baby Cristin alive by feeding her the flour dissolved in water. De Vengoechea says that Lesly used a leaf to drip the mixture into the baby's mouth. Cristin turned one during their time in the jungle, and Tien, her older brother, turned five.



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