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Man who survived a month in the Amazon rainforest went to disgusting lengths to survive

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Published 13:12 2 Mar 2023 GMT

Man who survived a month in the Amazon rainforest went to disgusting lengths to survive

He ate anything and everything he could find...

Emma Guinness

Emma Guinness

One man has shared the mind-bogglingly disgusting lengths he went to in order to survive in the Amazon rainforest for a month.

Jhonatan Acosta, 30, found himself in an extreme survival situation earlier this year when he accidentally got separated from his friends on a hunting trip, as reported by Bolivian media.

Acosta was finally discovered after 31 days in the rainforest.
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He was lost in a section of the Amazon in northern Bolivia, and out of desperation, he soon found himself eating worms and drinking rainwater from his shoes, the BBC reported.

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But things somehow managed to get worse from here, and when his supply of rainwater eventually ran out, he had no option but to drink his own urine to survive.

He told Bolivian news channel Unitel TV: "It helped a lot to know about survival techniques: I had to consume insects, drink my urine, and eat worms. I was attacked by animals."

But Acosta didn't just face challenges in the food department when he was lost in the rainforest, he also had to defend himself from many animals including jaguars.

This was a challenge made all the harder by a dislocated ankle - an injury that he sustained four days into his separation from his friends.

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Acosta needed help walking when he was discovered.
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"He only had a cartridge in his shotgun, he could no longer walk and he believed that no one was looking for him anymore," his brother said.

As reported by local media, Acosta had lost a whopping 37 pounds when he was eventually found after 31 days of doing whatever he had to do in order to survive.

He was discovered when he saw a search party and limped towards them, despite the group being 980 feet away through thorny bushes.

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"A man came running to tell us they'd found my brother. It's a miracle," his brother said.

Following his discovery at the end of February, Acosta was taken to hospital and is now receiving the treatment he needs at a health centre in the Beni region.

The 30-year-old thought people had given up looking for him.
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His brother explained that he plans to give up hunting and instead will be devoting his free time to the comparatively risk-free activities of playing his guitar and religious worship.

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"He is going to play music to praise God. He promised God that, and I think he will keep his promise," his brother explained.

Featured Image Credit: @redunotv/Twitter

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