Human footprints were discovered in an area of the Matusadona National Park on Dec. 30 and the boy was successfully located during the early morning hours of Dec. 31, according to ZimParks.

An 8-year-old boy, Tinotenda Pudu, defied the odds, surviving five perilous days in Zimbabwe’s predator-filled Matusadona National Park. To avoid predators, he climbed rocky outcrops and foraged ...

The boy wandered into the Matusadona National Park next to his village on December 27 and was found five days later and about 50 kilometres (about 30 miles) away, ZimParks spokesperson Tinashe ...

Police, park rangers and the local community were all involved in the rescue efforts inside Matusadona National Park, it added. The search was hampered by heavy rainfall, which “disturbed the child’s ...

A spokesperson for Zimparks, the country's parks and wildlife authority, added: "Remarkably, it is estimated that he walked through the harsh terrain of the lion-infested Matusadona National Park ...

The ordeal began when Tinotenda Pudu wandered at least 23 km (14 miles) from home into the "perilous" Matusadona Game Park, said Mashonaland West MP Mutsa Murombedzi on X. He spent five days ...

A seven-year-old boy named Tinotenda Pundu survived five days in Matusadona National Park, a wildlife reserve in northern Zimbabwe known for its lions and other dangerous animals. Tinotenda ...