President Petro posted a new message on social media Thursday, noting that the information provided by Colombia’s Family Affairs Institute on Wednesday evening has yet to be confirmed. “We just pray (to) god that in a few hours we all have the news we are waiting for, and see these kids: you must understand, the storms there are really strong, sometimes we lose radio contact for over an hour due to the electrical storms, and with these rains the navigation over the river is difficult, there are debris and strong currents on that river,” Lopez added.

Giselle Lopez, co-owner of Avianline Charters SAS said the bodies of the three adults who were killed in the crash are yet to be recovered. The charter company whose aircraft crashed told CNN they are still waiting to contact the children, reiterating they have not received proof of their arrival. The Colombian Armed Forces launched a massive search operation, supported by dog units, local indigenous communities, planes and helicopters, which flew over the region broadcasting a message recorded by the childrens’ grandmother. While the children were said to be found alive, Aerocivil said they found another three bodies inside the small aircraft.

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