(CNN Spanish) — The discovery alive of the four children who have been missing for 40 days in the Colombian jungle has brought serenity to their families and to the entire population. But all is not joy: of Wilson, the dog who helped in the search for minors, there is still no news.
Wilson, a six-year-old Belgian Shepherd, was part of the children’s rescue operation. “In the development of #OperaciónEsperanza, the dog named Wilson, a Belgian shepherd breed, and six years old, disappeared during the searches carried out by the Combined Research Cells in the jungles of #Caquetá and #Guaviare to find the four minors” , the Colombian military forces had reported in their Twitter account. Chirping .
In the development of the #OperationHopethe six-year-old dog named Wilson, a Belgian shepherd breed, was lost during searches carried out by the Combined Research Cells in the jungles of #Caqueta AND #guaviare to find the four minors. (1) pic.twitter.com/pVFujtMgB9
– Colombian Military Forces (@FuerzasMilCol) June 8, 2023
It is believed that he may have accompanied the children at some point during the time they were lost in the jungle.
The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, indicated that the dog has not yet been found. “What hasn’t appeared to us is the dog, who was with them at one point,” he said this Friday, confirming the children’s discovery.. “Actually, at one point they found a dog, they defended themselves. It’s their learning, indigenous families, their learning about living in the jungle is what saved them,” Petro added.
The four children, who have been missing for more than a month in the Colombian jungle, after the plane they were traveling on crashed in the Guaviare department, were found alive this Friday and arrived this Saturday morning in Bogota by air ambulance .
