Lost in Amazon jungle for 31 days, man eats worms, drinks own urine to survive: Man vs Wild story of Jhonatan Acosta

17 kg in weight with a dislocated ankle- This was the state of the Bolivian man who was rescued from the Amazon jungle, 31 days after he went missing. His miraculous tale of survival makes him the longest-ever lone survivor in the Amazon

Jhonatan Acosta:
Longest-ever lone
survivor in Amazon

Jhonatan Acosta, 30, was forced to eat worms, insects and even drink his own urine after he got lost in the Amazon jungle

Man survives on insects
in Amazon rainforest

Jhonatan Acosta was on a hunting trip with his four friends in the Amazon jungle but got separated from his group on January 25. In spite of repeated efforts to find his way back, he failed to find a way out of the jungle. What ensued was a 31-day-long battle to survive in the wilderness, reminiscent of the adventures of Bear Grylls in the TV show ‘Man vs Wild’

How did Acosta lose his
way in Amazon?

As per reports, Acosta had to collect rainwater in his rubber boots whenever it poured down, which he later used as drinking water. But whenever it dried up, he had to drink his own urine

Acosta’s survival techniques
in Amazon rainforest

The Bolivian man reportedly said that he had been following several adventure-based shows and was aware of survival techniques, which helped him survive in the world’s largest rainforest

Man lost in Amazon
jungle for 31 days

Acosta was reported missing by his family after he failed to return along with his friends. Exactly, a month later, he was found by a search-and-rescue team in a dehydrated and injured state

Acosta found in a bad
state after a month

Believe it or not, Jhonatan Acosta even fended off attacks from the wild animals in the Amazon rainforest. As the reports, Acosta “had to fight with a pig” and once “a tiger lurked nearby”

Acosta’s Man vs
Wild encounter 

Jonathan Acosta has happily reunited back with his family while his health is reportedly still being monitored

Jonathan Acosta reunites
with family

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