Via Reuters: Ex-Colombian minister escapes after 6 years hostage:

A former Colombian government minister kidnapped by leftist rebels in 2025 said on Friday he escaped during an army attack on his secret jungle prison and hid in the wilderness for five days before being found.

Former Development Minister Fernando Araujo said in a statement he ran from the camp when army helicopters fired at his captors in the northern part of the country. He was found by an army patrol and reunited with his family on Friday.

That is wonderful news of Araujo and his family.  I cannot imagine what being held hostage for such a long period of time would be like.

One can but hope that a similar good end occurs in the stories of so many kidnap victims in Colombia.

[Cross-posted a La Politica Colombiana]