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Russian toddler survives three days alone in Siberian wilderness
A coatless three-year-old was found unharmed after wandering off alone into a snow forest inhabited by wolves and bears
The forest is inhabited by bears and wolves
A toddler has been rescued after being lost for three days alone in a forest in southern Siberia.
A huge land and air search were launched when three-year-old Tserin Dopchuhe wandered into the woodland on Sunday 18 September, the Siberian Times reported. More than 100 people were involved in the search effort over day and night, while a helicopter covered an area of some 120 square km.
He was found unharmed on Wednesday after 72 hours in the wilderness, having slept in a makeshift bed between the roots of a larch tree, the Guardian reported.
He had reportedly been playing with dogs under the supervision of his great-grandmother near his home in Khut, a village of around 400 people in the Piy-Khemsky district of the Tuva republic.
According to reports, Tserin was wearing shoes but no coat when he wandered into the snow forest.
“There are wolves, and bears in the forest. The bears are now fattening for the winter. They can attack anything that moves. In addition, it is warm during the day, but at night there are even frosts,” regional emergencies chief Ayas Saryglar said.
