And eight year old boy would have survived five days in a reserve animal inhabited by elephants but especially lions.
Tinotenda Pudu would have lost by mistake more than 20 kilometers from home and would have found himself alone in the “dangerousMatusadona parkin northern Zimbabwe.
According to local government MP Mutsa Murombedzi who reported this crazy story on X, the child spent 120 hours in “sleep on a rocky perch among roaring lions, passing elephants, and eat wild fruits“.
And so what happened was he then heard a park rangers vehicle and tried to run towards the noise but was late only to see vehicle markings in the off the beaten path in the game park. Then he went back to the rocky outcrop but luckily the park rangers when they were coming back…
— Mutsa Murombedzi MPud83cuddffud83cuddfc (@mutsamu) https://twitter.com/mutsamu/status/1874459527443030355?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
According to the website of the NGO African Parks, the national park of Matusadona houses around forty lions and formerly housed the largest population of lions in Africa.
“His last chance to be rescued”
According to Mutsa Murombedzi's account, the boy used his survival skills and knowledge of the wilderness to stay alive. In addition to having eaten wild fruits for food, he would have dug wells, using a stick, in dry river beds to access sufficiently potable water. This skill would be taught to children in the drought-prone region.
The Kasvisva community, including Thank you Pudu joined, allegedly launched a search and beat drums in the hope that the young boy would hear them and be guided to their home. Eventually, It was the forest guards who allegedly found him after he heard the sound of one of their cars and ran towards it.
p:nth-of-type(6)”,”type”:”performPlaceholder”,”relativePos”:”after”}” data-placeholder-placeholder=”” data-response-start=”2236.2999999821186″ data-type=”placeholder” id=”perform-placeholder”>“It was probably his last chance to be rescued after 5 days in nature”concluded the MP in her post. An incredible story that led to this child being baptized “the real Mowgli” speak Daily Mail.
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