Missing boy survived on rainwater in Etosha National Park

NAMPA

2025-03-20

ONANKE , 28 February 2025 - Twelve-year-old Salom Samuel Shangula survived five days in the Etosha National Park by drinking rainwater and sleeping beneath the trees. He is pictured here with MEFT and NamPol officials. (Photo: Contributed)

IIHONGO, 19 MAR (NAMPA) – Twelve-year-old Salom Samuel Shangula survived five days in the Etosha National Park by drinking rainwater that had accumulated in elephant footprints and sleeping beneath the trees.
The Namibian Police Force's acting regional commander, Deputy Commissioner Titus Ekandjo, reported that Shangula went missing while collecting mopane worms with his grandmother, Lahja Kambonde, on 23 February 2025.
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ONANKE, 28 February 2025 - Twelve-year-old Salom Samuel Shangula survived five days in the Etosha National Park by drinking rainwater and sleeping beneath the trees. He is pictured here with MEFT and NamPol officials. (Photo: Contributed)

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