Article 69C8P Man lost in Amazon for a month says he ate worms and drank own urine to survive

Man lost in Amazon for a month says he ate worms and drank own urine to survive

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Agence France-Presse in La Paz
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Bolivian man says it helped that he knew survival techniques after becoming separated from friends on hunting trip in January

A Bolivian man who claimed to have been missing in the Amazon alone for a month has recounted eating insects and worms, collecting water in his boots and drinking his own urine to stay alive.

If confirmed, this could make Jhonatan Acosta, 30, one of the longest-ever lone Amazon survivors.

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