He was discovered by search and rescue groups after a month

In a rare 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. According to a BBC report, 30-year-old Jhonatan Acosta bought separated from his buddies throughout a searching journey in northern Bolivia on January 25. Almost 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 stated that he survived by consuming worms, bugs, and wild fruits just like papayas. 

”I requested God for rain. If it hadn’t rained, I might not have survived,” he stated. Mr Acosta added that he collected rainwater in his rubber boots to maintain himself hydrated. However, he was pressured to drink his personal urine when the skies dried up.

He additionally talked about how he encountered all kinds 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 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 searching and dedicate his life to creating music for God. 

“He is going to play music to praise God. He promised God that, and I think he will keep his promise,” Horacio Acosta, the survivor’s youthful brother, stated. 

In an identical 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 food. There was only a bottle of ketchup that was on the boat, garlic powder and Maggi. So I mixed it up with some water for me to survive 24 days in the sea,” Elvis Francois, 47, stated in English in a video launched by the Colombian Navy.