A child who had been missing for five (5) days was found alive this week in an enormous game park inhabited by wild cats and other wild animals in the Northern region of Zimbabwe, officials revealed.
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| A young boy who had been missing for five days was found alive in Zimbabwe’s “lion-infested” Matusadona National Park, officials said. Photo: Mutsa Murombedzi/X |
The boy was reportedly missing from his home in a rural village on 27 December, as made known via a statement from the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks).
The Park did not identify the child by name, however, disclosed he was seven (7) years old.
A joint search operation which involved park rangers, police officers and members of the local community was immediately launched, but heavy rainfall interrupted the effort, ZimParks said.
According to ZimParks: “Remarkably, it is estimated that he walked through the harsh terrain of the lion infested Matusadona National Park for 49 kilometers (30 miles) from his village to the point where he was found.
“During this period, he survived on wild fruits and would dig a small hole along the dry river bank to access underground water to drink, a technique that is well known in drought prone areas.”
