A young boy was found alive in the “lion infested” Matusadona National Park in Zimbabwe after he went missing for several days.
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A young boy was found alive in a game park in Zimbabwe after he went missing for several days.
Mutsa Murombedzi, a member of parliament in Mashonaland West, shared the “harrowing” story of eight-year-old Tinotenda Pudu in a Jan. 1 post on X, calling the event a “true miracle.”
Murombedzisaidthattheboyhadwandered23kilometers(approximately14.3miles)awayfromhiscommunity,locatedinruralKariba,andgotlost,leadinghimintoMatusadonaNationalPark.
Inthepark,shesaidhesleptona“rockyperch,amidstroaringlions,passingelephants”andatewildfruit.However,afterfivedays,hewasfoundalivebyparkrangers.
“Weareoverwhelmedwithgratitudetothebraveparkrangers,thetirelessNyaminyamicommunitywhobeatnightdrumseachdaytogettheboyhearsound&getthedirectionbackhome&everyonewhojoinedthesearch,”Murombedzi added.
TheZimbabweParksandWildlifeManagementAuthority(ZimParks)sharedastatementabouttheincidentonX,confirmingthattheboywe
