{"id":582,"date":"2017-03-08T07:17:16","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T23:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2017\/03\/08\/10-year-old-boy-lives-in-the-wild-for-24-days-survival-story\/"},"modified":"2017-03-08T07:17:16","modified_gmt":"2017-03-07T23:17:16","slug":"10-year-old-boy-lives-in-the-wild-for-24-days-survival-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/10-year-old-boy-lives-in-the-wild-for-24-days-survival-story\/","title":{"rendered":"10-Year-Old Boy Lives In The Wild For 24 Days Survival Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>The unbelievable story of survival &#8211; 10-year-old boy lives in the wild for 24 days by eating snakes and herbs after running away from his father who beat him<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The unbelievable story of survival &#8211; 10-year-old boy lives in the wild for 24 days by eating snakes and herbs after running away from his father who beat him&nbsp; <\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/10-year-old-boy-lives-in-the-wild-for-24-days-survival-story\/#Photo_Prepared_Housewives\" title=\"Photo: Prepared Housewives\">Photo: Prepared Housewives<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/10-year-old-boy-lives-in-the-wild-for-24-days-survival-story\/#Photo_newscgtncom\" title=\"Photo: news.cgtn.com\">Photo: news.cgtn.com<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/10-year-old-boy-lives-in-the-wild-for-24-days-survival-story\/#Miu_also_said_that_he_found_an_abandoned_truck_that_he_also_slept_in_along_the_way_Photo_newscgtncom\" title=\"Miu also said that he found an abandoned truck that he also slept in along the way Photo: news.cgtn.com\">Miu also said that he found an abandoned truck that he also slept in along the way Photo: news.cgtn.com<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/10-year-old-boy-lives-in-the-wild-for-24-days-survival-story\/#Miu_having_a_meal_at_a_police_station_after_being_discovered_Photo_Yunnancn\" title=\"Miu having a meal at a police station after being discovered.&nbsp; Photo:Yunnan.cn\">Miu having a meal at a police station after being discovered.&nbsp; Photo:Yunnan.cn<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/10-year-old-boy-lives-in-the-wild-for-24-days-survival-story\/#Photo_Off_The_Grid_News\" title=\"Photo: Off The Grid News\">Photo: Off The Grid News<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/10-year-old-boy-lives-in-the-wild-for-24-days-survival-story\/#The_boys_father_has_since_apologised_for_his_actions_Photo_Yunnancn\" title=\"The boy&#8217;s father has since apologised for his actions Photo: Yunnan.cn\">The boy&#8217;s father has since apologised for his actions Photo: Yunnan.cn<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/10-year-old-boy-lives-in-the-wild-for-24-days-survival-story\/#Detailed_record_of_Mius_daily_experience_Photo_Yunnancn_Photo\" title=\"Detailed record of Miu&#8217;s daily experience. Photo: Yunnan.cn Photo\">Detailed record of Miu&#8217;s daily experience. Photo: Yunnan.cn Photo<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/10-year-old-boy-lives-in-the-wild-for-24-days-survival-story\/#Photo_Inhabitat\" title=\"Photo: Inhabitat\">Photo: Inhabitat<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/10-year-old-boy-lives-in-the-wild-for-24-days-survival-story\/#Mius_bag_with_food_inside_Photo_Yunnancn\" title=\"Miu&#8217;s bag with food inside. Photo: Yunnan.cn\">Miu&#8217;s bag with food inside. Photo: Yunnan.cn<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Prepared_Housewives\"><\/span> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Prepared Housewives.png\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FssYFIKfIZFXkOCAGxLa857L93QF?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"589\" height=\"326.12\" title=\"\"> Photo: Prepared Housewives<br \/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>The child surnamed Miu ran away from his home in China&#8217;s Yunnan province on June 29. <\/p>\n<p>Miu made money collecting plastic bottles and trading them in for food money while on his journey. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"news.cgtn.com1.png\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FjOmvLJl-qwtVzm1DnfUQZ9DCwX2?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"589\" height=\"688.8739130434783\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_newscgtncom\"><\/span>Photo: news.cgtn.com<br \/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>Miu ran away after his father beat him however the reason behind the beating is unclear.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike most runaway children, no one would expect a teen boy\u2019s escape journey lasting nearly a month, until he was found by the local police last Saturday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"news.cgtn.com7.png\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FsqbPp9HDbBKFbRCNBkc8S1Qz83G?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"693\" height=\"459\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Miu_also_said_that_he_found_an_abandoned_truck_that_he_also_slept_in_along_the_way_Photo_newscgtncom\"><\/span>Miu also said that he found an abandoned truck that he also slept in along the way Photo: news.cgtn.com<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"news.cgtn.com2.png\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FvjBabAESLeR0aHX6gp34j-sPbXB?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"689\" height=\"550\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Miu_having_a_meal_at_a_police_station_after_being_discovered_Photo_Yunnancn\"><\/span>Miu having a meal at a police station after being discovered.&nbsp; Photo:Yunnan.cn<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>He said he relied on family remedies for survival.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the first few days, it kept rainy and I got a fever,\u201d Miu recounted his experience. \u201cThen I remembered my family boiling dandelion as medicine, so I collected a broken bowl and a lighter to prepare a herbal tea as a medicine.\u201d <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"11.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FkAgy7Mrheiea0lAL3mK9k0vctbV?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"589\" height=\"441.75\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Off_The_Grid_News\"><\/span>Photo: Off The Grid News<br \/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>After recovering from illness, Miu said he made travel plans to head to Chongqing Municipality, which is nearly 500 kilometers away from his hometown.<\/p>\n<p>In his detailed recount recorded by the police, Miu told his unbelievable experiences on the way. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"news.cgtn.com3.png\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fm8g-kzYcGYzc18E_aLg6ROq4uSu?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"702\" height=\"426\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_boys_father_has_since_apologised_for_his_actions_Photo_Yunnancn\"><\/span>The boy&#8217;s father has since apologised for his actions Photo: Yunnan.cn<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8221; I slept either on wet leaves in the wilderness or on straws in farmers\u2019 warehouses,\u201d Miu was recorded saying.<\/p>\n<p>The boy also reported that he slept in an abandoned truck that was left on the side of the highway after a traffic accident. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"news.cgtn.com4.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FtVIx3sjsz6U6DkoKqJOFeHtYdj5?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"589\" height=\"784.9037199124726\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"news.cgtn.com5.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FoaW8xyqXxZP9WjK4TjbE6qDWf0f?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"640\" height=\"500\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Detailed_record_of_Mius_daily_experience_Photo_Yunnancn_Photo\"><\/span>Detailed record of Miu&#8217;s daily experience. Photo: Yunnan.cn Photo<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>Asked if he was scared, the boy said, \u201cNo, I was not afraid and I had a good rest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In order to eat, the boy picked fruit from trees and then also collected plastic bottles, selling them for cash which was then used to buy food. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Inhabitat.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FhnakxDdsztbdUy2FW4m7DiBkIcl?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"589\" height=\"440.92737430167597\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Inhabitat\"><\/span>Photo: Inhabitat<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"news.cgtn.com6.png\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Ft_jZsAFUlAXCv1yQBjOedxfIMRq?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"694\" height=\"421\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mius_bag_with_food_inside_Photo_Yunnancn\"><\/span>Miu&#8217;s bag with food inside. Photo: Yunnan.cn<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>Last Saturday, just as Miu said he was getting used to his journey, a group of police officers on patrol found him.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>After learning about the boy\u2019s situation, local police contacted Miu\u2019s father, who traveled overnight to pick up his son.<\/p>\n<p>The boy&#8217;s father told reporters: &#8216;Now I realise my education method is problematic. 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