A Bolivian man got separated from his friends while out hunting in the Amazon jungle. He says he survived for 31 days by drinking rainwater collected in his shoes and eating worms and other insects.
A Bolivian man has described how he managed to survive for 31 days in the Amazon jungle after he got lost.He says he drank rainwater collected in his shoes and ate worms and insects while hiding from jaguars and peccaries, a type of pig-like mammal.
Mr Acosta lost 17kg in weight, had a dislocated ankle and was dehydrated when he was found but according to those who found him, was still able to walk with a limp. Jhonattan Acosta did not have a machete or a flashlight on him when he got lost and had to use his boots to collect rainwater to drink.His younger brother says that Jhonattan used his last cartridge to scare off a squadron of peccaries, pig-like herd animals found in the rainforests of South America.
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