Young boy survives 5 days in 'lion-infested' African game park after wandering from home

A young boy who had gone missing was found alive after spending five days alone in a northern Zimbabwe game park filled with wild animals, according to a member of the country's parliament.

A young boy who had gone missing was found alive after spending five days alone in a northern Zimbabwe game park filled with wild animals, according to a member of the country's parliament.

Mutsa Murombedzi shared news of the "true miracle" Wednesday on X.

According to Murombedzi, 8-year-old Tinotenda Pudu wandered 23 kilometers (14 miles) away from his home, lost his way and "unknowingly headed into the perilous Matusadonha game park." She described the area where the boy is from as "a community where one wrong turn could easily lead into a game park."

The boy was missing for five days in the jungle near the Hogwe River, Murombedzi said, where he slept on a rocky perch "amidst roaring lions, passing elephants," and ate wild fruits to survive.

She said members of the local Nyaminyami community beat drums every day to try to guide the boy back home.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/boy-survives-african-game-park-lions-elephants-rcna186255

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