Lesly, 13 , looked after the boys Soleiny, nine, Tien Noriel, four, and 10-month-old baby Cristin in the Colombian jungle after their plane crashed on May 1.
The hero oldest sister of four indigenous children who disappeared into the depths of the Amazon rainforest has told how she kept her three brothers alive for 40 days.
The world was stunned at how a young group of children could have survived - especially in one of the most inhospitable environments on the planet for so long. Their aunt has now given a clue as to what may have helped the youngsters survive in the jungle against the odds. The Colombian Army also surveyed the scene after they found the children. They found hair ties strewn around on the jungle floor, suggesting that resourceful Lesly had used them to construct the shelters that kept them alive.
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