Post by cenydd on Aug 9, 2013 23:03:51 GMT
A father and son have been discovered in the Vietnam jungle 40 years after they vanished during the war with the United States.
Ho Van Thanh fled from Tra Kem village in shock with two-year-old Ho Van Lang after a mine exploded killing his wife and two other sons.
Thanh made a den in the trees and survived by foraging for fruit and vegetables and growing corn.
He and his son have not had contact with anyone since.
Villagers chopping firewood raised the alarm after spotting two “jungle men” behaving oddly.
Thanh, 82, and 41-year-old Lang, who wore loincloths made out of tree bark, were found after a five-hour search.
Ho Van Thanh fled from Tra Kem village in shock with two-year-old Ho Van Lang after a mine exploded killing his wife and two other sons.
Thanh made a den in the trees and survived by foraging for fruit and vegetables and growing corn.
He and his son have not had contact with anyone since.
Villagers chopping firewood raised the alarm after spotting two “jungle men” behaving oddly.
Thanh, 82, and 41-year-old Lang, who wore loincloths made out of tree bark, were found after a five-hour search.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/vietnam-dad-son-discovered-hiding-2142434
How bizarre! Can there be any more such people hiding away from the world like this? Must be something of a shock to find out how much things have changed.