Tourist rescued on Galapagos Islands, survived on liquid from cactus and insects

Posted on June 17, 2012 • Filed under: Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, TRAVEL

Drinking liquid cactus and eating insects survived for five days lost hiker Chilean Felipe Bravo, who today was found alive by rescuers Ecuador in the Galapagos Islands. Bravo had disappeared without a trace last Monday in Santa Cruz Island, when he moved alone, unaccompanied by a guide, mount the Puntudo sector, about 800 meters. Dr. Otto Lange Beltran, hospital Republic of Ecuador Galapagos attended Bravo after the rescue and said that only showed wounds from some plants, low glucose and some level of dehydration. Read Article

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