Held Hostage in Colombia (2003)

On February 12 2003 a Pentagonowned Cessna went down in the jungle of southern Colombia At the crash site guerillas from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia FARC Colombias largest insurgent group surrounded the men as they emerged from the plane and later shot and killed an American pilot and a Colombian crewmember The three other Americans were captured as prisoners of war and are still being held hostage With unprecedented access Colombian journalist Jorge Enrique Botero obtained this exclusive interview with the three men in a jungle prison camp on July 25 2003 Seen for the first time since their abduction Thomas Howes Marc Gonsalves and Keith Stansell flanked by guerrilla soldiers with automatic weapons reveal what daily life is like in captivity and express their fears that they will never leave Colombia alive