Bolivians claims to have survived a month alone in the Amazon rainforest

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In Bolivia, a man says he survived alone in the Amazon rainforest for a month - by eating insects and worms, collecting rainwater in his boots and drinking the water as well as his own urine.

Jhonatan Acosta was reported missing by his family in late January.

The 30-year-old went on a hunting trip to the rainforest with four friends, but was probably separated from his companions on January 25.

Exactly one month later, last Saturday, search parties found him.

"I was attacked by animals"

»It helped me a lot to know about survival techniques: I had to eat insects, drink my urine, eat worms.

I was attacked by animals,” he said on Unitel TV.

Acosta reported using his rubber boots to catch as much rainwater as possible.

At night he was bitten by all sorts of animals.

In order to return to civilization, he walked about 40 kilometers through the rainforest without direction, according to Acosta.

But he soon realized that he was running in circles.

He also sprained his ankle.

The 30-year-old is said to have lost 17 kilograms in that time.

In 1981, the Israeli adventurer Yossi Ghinsberg had survived three weeks in the Amazon rainforest in Bolivia.

His experiences were later filmed, starring British actor Daniel Radcliffe.

In 2021, pilot Antonio Sena survived a crash landing in the Amazon for 38 days in Brazil.

In 2022, two brothers, aged seven and nine, were rescued after spending 25 days in the Brazilian rainforest.

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