A three-year-old boy has survived alone for three days in a remote
forest in the Russian region of Siberia, braving near-freezing
temperatures and woodland teaming with wolves and bears.
A major search was launched for Tserin Dopchut after he disappeared
while playing with dogs near his family home in the small village of
Khut in the Tuva republic's Piy-Khemsky district.
Tserin was not wearing a coat and was carrying only a small bar of
chocolate when he wandered into the taiga - snowy coniferous forest that
covers large areas of Siberia - on 18 September.
A helicopter was also used to help explore the 120 square km search area.
Head of the Tuva republic, Sholban Kara-Ool, said the boy was finally found on Wednesday when he recognised his uncle's voice calling his name and called back.
He said the boy survived by eating his own supply of chocolate and sheltering in a dry area under a tree.
The regional emergencies' chief, Ayas Saryglar, described the situation as "very dangerous".
"There are wolves, and bears in the forest," he told the Siberian Times. "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.
The boy has been dubbed "Mowgli" by locals after the child-hero of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.
"The whole village is throwing a party to celebrate his survival. He was given the second name of Mowgli," said Mr Kara-Ool.
'It is now predicted he will become a rescuer himself, because he showed incredible stamina for his age by surviving for so long alone in these cold woods."
According to local media, doctors said the boy has not suffered any injury from the incident
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