Ate Worms, Drank Urine… 31 Days’ Story Of A Man Lost In Amazon Jungle

Jhonatan Acosta, a 30-year-old Bolivian man was found alive after surviving a month in the Amazon rainforest with minimal supplies.

According to multiple media reports, Acosta was hunting with his four friends in northern Bolivia last month when he somehow became separated from the group.

Following this, he spent the next 31 days alone in the woods and did what he had to do to survive until help arrived — from eating insects and worms to collecting rainwater to drink in his boots.

“It helped a lot to know about survival techniques: I had to consume insects, drink my urine, eat worms,” he told a local TV station, as quoted by AFP.

Acosta told Unitel it rained half the time he was lost. He used his rubber boots to collect whatever rainwater he could. But when the skies dried up, he had to drink his urine.

Apart from the elements, Acosta had to fend off attacks from wild animals also. Acosta’s sister said her brother “had to fight with a pig, which is a wild and dangerous animal”, and a tiger lurked nearby.

Acosta’s accidental adventure may well place him as one of the longest-ever lone survivors in the Amazon. But the 30-year-old said he is “very happy and grateful” to be rescued and reunited with his loved ones.