Tinotenda Pudu, 7, went missing from his village in the northwest of the country on December 27. He was eventually found in the Matusadona National Park after a rescue mission involving park rangers, police and the local community, according to a spokesperson from Zimbabwe Parks, the country’s parks and wildlife management authority.

The child, who was found 49km from his village, survived on wild fruit and water that he dug from a dry river bank.View on euronews

Tinotenda Pudu, 7, wandered off from his village in northwest Zimbabwe. He disappeared into Matusadona National Park, a vast area that once was noted as having "the highest density of lion in Africa" along with a huge population of elephants and black rhino.