New information has come to light during the desperate hunt for four children who have been missing since their plane went down in the jungle of Colombia on May 1.
The siblings' belongings, which range in age from 11 months to 13 years, have been discovered in two distinct jungle locations.
The disaster claimed the lives of their mother and the other adults on board the aircraft.
Small footprints discovered last week, according to search teams, show that the kids survived the collision.
On Thursday, experts discovered tracks and determined that they most likely belonged to children.
A child's drinking bottle, a pair of scissors, and a hair tie were among the items that search crews discovered earlier this week. They also discovered a passion fruit that had been partially consumed.
The children are from the Huitoto indigenous tribe, and members of their community have voiced the hope that their familiarity with fruits and their knowledge of how to survive in the bush would have improved their chances of making it through the experience.
However, despite more than 100 soldiers searching the woods, no more signs were discovered until early on Wednesday morning, BBC reported.
About 500 meters (1,640 feet) away from the crash site, an indigenous lady saw the newest objects.
A dirty diaper, a green towel, and shoes that are believed to belong to the second youngest of the missing siblings, a 4-year-old, were also discovered. The 11-month-old infant is said to have worn the diaper.
The search crew also discovered a cellphone case, a second diaper, and a pink cap that matched the bottle of water discovered the previous week.
Indigenous people have gotten involved in the search, and helicopters have been broadcasting a message in the Huitoto language that was recorded by the children's grandmother pleading with them to stop moving and remain put so that they would be easier to find.
According to the Colombian army, the most recent traces provide more proof that the four siblings survived the plane accident that claimed the lives of their mother, the captain, and the co-pilot.
However, it issued a warning that the condition of the objects showed they had been left there for a longer period of time—"sometime between 3 and 8 May"—rather than lately.
The army continued, saying that the lack of any evidence of blood on any of the things gave it hope.
The four kids were reportedly wandering the bush on their own, according to the army colonel in charge of the hunt.
The children had been located, according to a tweet posted on the president of Colombia's account last Friday.
The next day, he removed the tweet, claiming that it was impossible to verify the information that his office had received from Colombia's childcare organization.
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