the story
Jhonatan Acosta went lost in the Amazon jungle in January after hunting with companions; he reappeared 31 days later with an astonishing survival story.
Jhonatan Acosta, 30, reappeared from the Amazon jungle in Bolivia on February 25, 2023, a month after going missing while hunting. He informed rescuers that he ate insects and worms and drank his own pee and rainfall from a boot to live. If his narrative is true, Acosta will be one of the Amazon’s longest lone survivors in history.
The tale of Acosta started with a hunting excursion. On January 25, he and four buddies ventured out into the Amazon to hunt animals. He fell away from the group and became lost at some time. His buddies finally went home without him, and his family reported him missing immediately.
CBS News says that Acosta walked 25 miles in search of people. But he soon lost his sense of direction and realized he was walking in circles.
Acosta held on to the hope that people were looking for him, but when he got hurt while trying to find a way out of the forest, he started to lose hope. Horacio, Acosta’s brother, told Página Siete, “My brother said that on the fourth day after he broke his ankle, he started to worry about his life.”
Most of the time that Acosta was lost in the Amazon, it rained, which was a good thing. He could gather rainwater in his rubber boot and carry it with him. He drank his own urine to quench his thirst on days when it didn’t rain.
The Guardian says that Acosta said, “I asked God for rain.” “I would not have lived if it hadn’t rained.”
Acosta ate worms and other bugs he could find, as well as wild fruits that tasted like papayas, to stay alive. He was lucky to have some survival skills that helped him stay alive.
“Knowing how to stay alive was very helpful. I had to eat bugs, drink my own urine, and eat worms,” he told Unitel TV.
his survival in the Amazon jungle
Although Acosta struggled against his own body’s cravings, he also fought against wild creatures. The Amazon rainforest is home to around 400 species of mammals, 300 species of reptiles, and 400 species of amphibians, according to Amazon Conservation. Acosta was unprotected and defenseless in one of the most biodiverse locations on the globe.
The nighttime predators left fresh bites on Acosta every morning. Miladde Acosta, his sister, told Unitel TV that Acosta had to “battle with a pig, which is a wild and deadly animal” and escape a jaguar.
“He only had one ammunition in his shotgun and couldn’t move, and he felt no one would be searching for him anymore,” Horacio Acosta told Página Siete. After 31 days in the Amazon, Acosta was rescued.
He saw people looking for him about 1,000 feet away. They were his family, friends, and people from the area. Acosta started to scream and hobble toward them, and his terrifying ordeal in the rainforest was finally over.
Acosta was taken to the hospital by emergency services, where he was discovered to have lost 37 pounds, had a dislocated ankle, and was dehydrated. Doctors were optimistic that Acosta’s ankle would mend properly since he could still walk.
When asked how he felt, Acosta said, “I am really appreciative and thrilled.”
In reaction to the immense support, he said, “It’s unbelievable, I can’t believe people continued the hunt for so long.” In addition, he said that he has chosen to give up hunting permanently.
