"Some speak of a miracle": Two little brothers discovered alive in the jungle after a month
Created: 03/18/2022, 19:37
Dense Atlantic rainforest in Brazil (icon image).
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Ralph Hirschberger
In Brazil, a pair of brothers had been missing for almost a month.
Then a lumberjack in the jungle made an incredible accidental discovery.
Manaus - Two small boys belonging to an indigenous people have been found alive almost a month after they disappeared.
The seven-year-old Glaucon and his brother Gleison (9) were found in the jungle in Brazil.
"This case is so complex and so mysterious," said Pedro da Silva, who works for the Indigenous Mission Council Cimi in the state of Amazonas, the German Press Agency.
"These kids have a bit of local knowledge, but even adults get lost in the woods."
Brazil: Lumberjack accidentally discovers boy in jungle
The brothers got lost in the area around Manicoré in the state of Amazonas when they were hunting birds, according to Brazilian media reports.
They have been missing since February 18.
On March 15, they were accidentally discovered by a lumberjack and flown to a hospital, the news portal
G1
reported , citing the health authorities.
The children fed on fruits and collected rainwater.
They told this to a nurse who was present at the first aid in Manicoré.
The boys were malnourished and dehydrated and could hardly walk because of injuries to their feet, she told the
UOL
portal .
Brazil: Authorities had given up search for missing brothers
Gleison carried his younger brother at times.
“The elder protected the younger.
He carried him on his back until the other had recovered a bit," the nurse was quoted as saying.
The two were found miles from where they were last seen.
The authorities had already given up the search, while the indigenous people still continued.
Dozens of firefighters and volunteers had been searching for the Mura boys.
A missing person has been found dead in Australia's outback after days of searching.
Brothers discovered after a month in the jungle: condition serious but stable
The brothers' condition is serious but stable, pediatrician Eugênio Tavares told
G1
.
They are still unable to eat solid food.
"They must regain at least half the weight they lost before they can return to Manicoré."
“Some speak of a miracle.
As the indigenous people say: the spirits of nature protected them," da Silva told dpa.
Another miracle is the case of a stowaway who survived a flight lasting several hours in Bugrad.
(mt/dpa)
