He was discovered by search and rescue groups after a month
In a unprecedented story of survival, a Bolivian man has claimed that he survived by consuming bugs and worms, after being misplaced alone within the Amazon forest for greater than a month. In accordance with a BBC report, 30-year-old Jhonatan Acosta received separated from his associates throughout a looking journey in northern Bolivia on January 25. Virtually a month later, he was discovered by search and rescue groups.
Following his rescue, Mr Acosta recounted how he stored himself alive within the forest and what hardships he needed to undergo. He mentioned that he survived by consuming worms, bugs, and wild fruits much like papayas.
”I requested God for rain. If it hadn’t rained, I might not have survived,” he mentioned. Mr Acosta added that he collected rainwater in his rubber boots to maintain himself hydrated. Nevertheless, he was pressured to drink his personal urine when the skies dried up.
He additionally talked about how he encountered all types of untamed animals and totally different creatures within the jungle together with a jaguar.
After 31 days, he miraculously noticed a search occasion some 300 metres away and limped in the direction of them, shouting for assist. A gaggle of 4 males lastly discovered him.
Mr Acosta misplaced 17 kg, had a dislocated ankle and was dehydrated after spending 31 days within the jungle. Following the ordeal, he was taken to a well being centre the place he had his beard and hair shaved.
He has now vowed to surrender looking and dedicate his life to creating music for God.
“He’s going to play music to reward God. He promised God that, and I believe he’ll preserve his promise,” Horacio Acosta, the survivor’s youthful brother, mentioned.
In the same incident, a person from the Caribbean island of Dominica claimed he survived 24 days misplaced at sea in a sailboat by consuming ketchup earlier than being rescued in Colombian waters.
“I had no meals. There was solely a bottle of ketchup that was on the boat, garlic powder and Maggi. So I blended it up with some water for me to outlive 24 days within the sea,” Elvis Francois, 47, mentioned in English in a video launched by the Colombian Navy.
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