▁to ▁escape ▁since ▁the ▁successful ▁military ▁rescue ▁of ▁Í n grid ▁Bet anc ourt , ▁and ▁the ▁longest ▁held ▁political ▁host age ▁by ▁the ▁organization . ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁ 2 2 nd ▁Colomb ian ▁political ▁host age ▁to ▁gain ▁freedom ▁during ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁final ▁days ▁in ▁capt ivity , ▁L iz cano ▁told ▁Santos , ▁they ▁had ▁nothing ▁to ▁eat ▁but ▁wild ▁pal m ▁hearts ▁and ▁sugar ▁can e . ▁With ▁the ▁military ▁tight ening ▁the ▁no ose , ▁a ▁F AR C – EP ▁re bel ▁turned ▁himself ▁in ▁and ▁provided ▁Colomb ian ▁authorities ▁with ▁L iz cano ' s ▁exact ▁location ▁in ▁the ▁north west ▁state ▁of ▁Ch oco . ▁As ▁police ▁and ▁army ▁troops ▁prepared ▁to ▁launch ▁a ▁rescue ▁operation , ▁L iz cano ▁escaped ▁alongside ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁gu err illa ▁gu ards ▁who ▁had ▁decided ▁to ▁desert . ▁The ▁two ▁men ▁h ik ed ▁through ▁the ▁rain ▁forest ▁for ▁three ▁days ▁and ▁night s ▁until ▁they ▁encountered ▁an ▁army ▁pat rol . ▁Spe aking ▁from ▁a ▁clin ic ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁city ▁of ▁C ali , ▁Mr ▁L iz cano ▁said ▁that ▁when ▁soldiers ▁saw ▁him ▁sc ream ing ▁from ▁across ▁a ▁j ung le ▁river , ▁they ▁thought ▁he ▁was ▁dr unk ▁and ▁ignored ▁him . ▁Only ▁when ▁he ▁lifted ▁the ▁F AR C – EP ▁re bel ' s ▁Gal il ▁assault ▁rif le ▁did ▁the ▁soldiers ▁begin ▁to ▁understand ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁esc aping ▁from ▁the ▁F