An 8-year-old boy in northern Zimbabwe was found alive after surviving five days in a game park full of lions and elephants.
The boy managed to survive in the jungle using his knowledge of the wild and survival skills to stay alive.
Like a modern-day “Mowglis”, the boy survived by eating wild fruit. He also dug small wells in dry riverbeds with a stick to access drinking water – a skill taught in the drought-prone region while surrounded by roaring lions and passing elephants, according to BBC.
💫 A boy missing & found in Matusadonha game park
A true miracle in remote Kasvisva community, Nyaminyami in rural Kariba, a community where one wrong turn could easily lead into a game park. 8-year-old Tinotenda Pudu wandered away, lost direction & unknowingly headed into the… pic.twitter.com/z19BLffTZW
— Mutsa Murombedzi MP🇿🇼 (@mutsamu) January 1, 2025
Among roaring lions,
“He spent five days on a rocky ledge, among roaring lions, passing elephants, eating wild fruit,” he said.
Matusadona Park has about 40 lions. At one point, it had one of the highest population densities of lions in Africa.
Murobenji said the boy used his knowledge of the wild and survival skills to stay alive.
Tinotetta survived his ordeal by eating wild fruit. He also dug small wells in dry riverbeds with a stick to gain access to drinking water – a skill taught in the drought-prone region.
Members of the local Niaminyami community launched a search mission and beat drums every day to try to lead him back home.
But in the end, it was the park rangers who managed to find him.
On his fifth day in the wild, Tinoteda heard a ranger’s car and ran towards it, narrowly missing it, the MP said.
Fortunately, rangers returned, spotted “fresh little human tracks” and searched the area until they found him.
“This was probably his last chance to be rescued after 5 days in the wild,” the MP said.
The park covers an area of 1,470 square kilometers (570 sq mi) and is home to zebras, elephants, hippos, lions and antelopes.
All over social media, people are praising the young lad for his resilience.
“This is beyond human comprehension,” one person wrote on X.
Another user wrote: “He’s going to have an awesome story to tell when he goes back to school.”
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