Mother And Baby Survived In Columbian Plane Crash.

An 18-year-old mother, Maria Nelly Murillo, and her one-year-old baby have been rescued alive, five days after their plane crashed in the jungle of Western Colombia, as authorities describe the situation as ‘a miracle’.
Maria Nelly Murillo and her one-year-old son, Yudier Moreno, were found by rescuers near to where their small Cessna plane crashed in Choco Province.

Ms Murillo had some injuries and burns, while her baby appeared to be in good health.
The twin-engine plane had been flying from Quibdo, the capital of Choco, to the town of Nuqui on the Pacific Coast when it crashed in the Alto Baudo region on Saturday.

The cause of the crash is still unknown.
According to reports, rescuers reached the plane on Monday and found the pilot, Carlos Mario Ceballos, dead in the cockpit.

It was also reported that a 14-person team scoured the jungle for three days before finding them.
“It’s a miracle. It is a very wild area and it was a catastrophic accident,” Colonel Hector Carrascal of the Colombian Air Force told AFP news agency.

Speaking of the baby, he said, “His mother’s spirit must have given him strength to survive.”
Mother and child were airlifted to a nearby hospital.