According to the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, an NGO, a four-year-old boy who disappeared from his siblings during a storm in a remote community in Kenya remained missing for six days in a forest full of hyenas and jackals until he was found. Responsible for the conservation of elephants in the area.
A representative from the Asa community where the child lived applied to seek help from the organization’s officials on 29 November, the day after the disappearance.
The organization’s aircraft was used to track a team of 70 who had been searching since the previous day and to take aerial images of the place. They managed to follow the child’s footsteps for 7 km, but they could not find the child.
“It was almost like looking for a needle in a haystack. Without food or shelter, any human being punished by rain and surrounded by predators would have a hard time surviving,” the NGO said in a post on social networks.
“There have been times when I haven’t found an elephant in almost a week, let alone a four-year-old elephant,” said Roan Carr-Hartley, the pilot in charge of the searches.
The aerial search teams were dismissed on the last day of November, but were called back on 3 December when a new footprint was found 15 km from the village where the boy lived.
4 On Sunday, the pilot in charge of the searches arrived at the area at 6:15 am and flew another day in the area, but with no apparent success.
“A miracle happened as I took the turn to leave. To my left, I saw a small silhouette surrounded by a large pile of bushes and trees below me. He was weak and staggering as he walked,” said the pilot. .
Image: Sheldrick Wildlife Trust/Disclosure
With the boy in sight, the pilot spent a little over 30 minutes circling to get the attention of ground searchers. The group went towards the boy and then rescued him.
It was stated that the child, who had cuts on his feet and scars on his body, was dehydrated but not life-threatening. The woman, who was taken to her home by the site search team, received medical attention there.
source: Noticias
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