“He was eating black ants, that’s how he survived, so fantastic survival skills by him, and fantastic skills by our trackers who found him in an extremely remote location.”
A 62-year-old man has been rescued after he went missing in a remote part of the Australian outback.
But how he managed to survive for six days might give you the “creepy crawlies.”
Reginald Foggerdy is a hunter and experienced bushman but he vanished Wednesday after venturing out into Western Australia’s Goldfields region, according to 9 News.
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A massive search was conducted to track down Foggerty after he was reported missing. Two days ago his wife Arlyn and 11-year-old son, Phil, were told to prepare for bad news.
“It was extremely hot, extremely remote, and most people probably wouldn’t have survived,” Supt. Greatwood told the West Australian.
But soon after that, Tactical Response Group trackers discovered a set of footprints Monday night and took off in Foggerdy’s direction.
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They found him lying under a tree and covered in thick dust.
“He was extremely dehydrated, a bit delusional, but we’ve administered first aid and rehydrated him and it’s pleasing to say he is now sitting up and talking,” Greatwood added.
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Eating insects – entomophagy – is a survival strategy (eco-friendly protein) and more common for humans than you might think.
According to the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), 80 per cent of the countries in the world dine on bugs.
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