Man recounts month lost in Amazon, surviving on insects and drinking urine

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A Bolivian who claimed to have been missing in the Amazon alone for a month, on recounted eating insects and worms, collecting water in his boots and drinking his own urine to stay alive.

Published 3 months ago · La Paz, Bolivia, Plurinational State of

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Times of India

Man gets lost in Amazon Jungle, survives 31 days by eating insects and worms. Know more

Jhonattan Acosta found himself separated from his hunting party consisting of four friends in northern Bolivia, and had to rely on survival tactics, such as gathering rainwater in his footwear and consuming insects and worms to endure the situation.

3 months ago·Mumbai, India

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BBC News

Amazon jungle: Man survives 31 days by eating worms

The 30-year-old man got lost while hunting with friends in the Amazon in northern Bolivia.

3 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Man lost in Amazon for a month says he ate worms and drank own urine to survive

Bolivian man says it helped that he knew survival techniques after becoming separated from friends on hunting trip in January

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Man survived 31 days in Amazon jungle by eating worms

Jhonattan Acosta, 30, got lost in the jungle after becoming separated from his four friends while out hunting in northern Bolivia.

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Daily Mirror

Man ate worms and drank urine as he survived 31 days lost in the Amazon jungle

Jhonatan Acosta, 30, has told how he became lost in part of the Amazon jungle in Bolivia and was forced to eat worms and drink his urine, while fighting off wild boars that attacked him

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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NDTV

''Ate Worms, Drank Urine'': Man Shares How He Survived In Amazon Forest For 31 Days

In an extraordinary tale of survival, a Bolivian man has claimed that he survived by eating insects and worms, after being lost alone in the Amazon forest for more than a month. According to a BBC report, 30-year-old Jhonatan Acosta got separated from his friends during a hunting trip in northern Bolivia on January 25. Almost a month later, he was found by search and rescue teams. Following his rescue, Mr Acosta recounted how he kept himself ali…

3 months ago·New Delhi, India

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