A man from Wilovia has told how he managed to survive for 31 days after going missing in the Amazon jungle. Jonathan Acosta, 30, became separated from his four friends while hunting in northern Bolivia and then disappeared. They say that for 31 days they drank rainwater collected in their shoes and ate insects for food while hiding from wild animals such as leopards and pigs. A month after Jonathan Acosta went missing, a team of locals and friends finally set out to find him.
"It's unbelievable, I can't believe people kept looking for me for so long," Jonathan said, wiping away tears. "During that time I ate insects, you won't believe what I had to do to survive all this time," he told Unital TV. They depended on wild fruits and insects for survival. According to Jonathan, "I am very thankful to God because he has given me a new life."
His family said they are still gathering all the details of how Jonathan went missing and how he managed to survive during that time. However, he will ask them gradually as he is still going through psychological problems after this bitter experience. Jonathan Acosta had lost 17 kilograms during his time in the wild, had a broken ankle and was dehydrated when he was found, but according to the people who found him Despite all these difficulties, Jonathan was limping and walking on his own. Jonathan's younger brother, Horacio Acosta, told a Bolivian newspaper, "My brother told us that when he broke his ankle on the fourth day, he cried for his life." Horatio Acosta added that his brother had only one cartridge in his 'shotgun' and could not walk and thought no one would be looking for him. When Jonathan Acosta went missing, he had no light or flashlight and had to store rainwater in his shoes to drink. He also told his relatives that he had also encountered wild animals, including a 'cheetah'. His younger brother says that Jonathan used his last cartridge to scare away a herd of 'pickers', pig-like wild animals found in the rainforests of South America.
31 days after his disappearance, he spotted a search team about 300 meters (980 ft) away and limped towards them through the thorn bushes, shouting to attract them. Horatio Acosta says his brother was found by four locals. According to him, a man came running towards us and told us that he had found my brother. It is a miracle. According to him, "Jonathan has decided to give up hunting after this ordeal." He said about his guitarist Shidai Bhai that he would play music to praise God. He made a promise to God, and I think he will keep his promise. Meanwhile, the police said they would question the survivor's four friends about how he got separated from them.
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