It was explained by Efrim Smith. that the leaders of the small village had been shot and decapitated then the heads stuck on stakes to warn the villagers not to come back into the area. The bodies of the victims had then been thrown into the river. Those who had escaped the bombing and attacks of the Sandinistas escaped across the river into the refugee camps of Honduras. "At an undisclosed camp in Nicaragua. the Contras boasted that with the United States help they were able to protect a "ninedayswalk" area of Miskitos left in the area. And although they point out they have had no funding for almost a year. they are still able to protect a sizable area by capturing Sandinista convoys. "Sandinistas. the Contras report still take patrols into the area and cross into Honduras where they fire upon contras and civilians alike. The Contras say they have wide support and when both groups are in an area. the civilians feed and protect them. "Captured Sandinistas are taken into the Contra camps and treated well. it appears.