Bogota/Washington - The three Americans freed with Ingrid Bentacourt after the daring rescue from leftist rebels in Colombia were in good health Saturday after more than five years captivity. They were among 15 hostages rescued Wednesday when the Colombian military using a team masquerading as rebels escorting aid workers and journalists eased their way into a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) camp.
A member of the rescue team acting as a journalist gathered video footage of the mock exchange of the hostages.
The three freed Americans are being treated at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. Bentacourt was being cared for in Paris, France.
"Words alone can never possibly express the thrill and excitement we feel to be back home in the United States of America with our families at our side," a statement released on behalf o
