Saturday, October 6, 2007

Jungleboy! 3-year-old survives on own lost 11 days in Amazon


RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - A 3-year-old boy who was lost in the dense Amazon rain forest was found after 11 days, apparently unharmed but for dehydration and thorns in his feet and legs, police said Friday. Neilson Oliveira Lima disappeared from his home in the rural community of Pupuai on Sept. 16, according to Amazonas state police officer Ailson Carvalho, and was found on Sept. 27 about two miles away, with thorns covering his feet and legs. He went in the forest following his father and he got lost. He was found by his cousin, who was out hunting,' Carvalho said in a telephone interview from Caraurai, the nearest town. Nobody knows what he ate or how he survived. Full Story - Discover Magazine - Max Cigarettes - Amazon Books