Foreign Legion Corporal Escapes Ex-FARC Captors in Colombia After Four Days

French Foreign Legion Corporal José Olger Melo Charry, kidnapped August 6 by ex-FARC dissidents in Colombia, escaped his captors and reached a police station after four days in the wild. The Colombian-born soldier, abducted during leave in Nariño department, walked to the station Saturday evening, according to El Tiempo. He was airlifted Sunday to Pasto, where he remains hospitalized under observation with family. His escape follows weeks of search efforts by Colombian authorities since his abduction, which drew attention to security risks for military personnel in the region.