Three-year-old Boy, Lost in Amazon Jungle for 11 Days, Found Alive and Unharmed

"In the jungle near the house, there are jaguars, hawks, snakes. But his guardian angel and God protected my son."

(Rio De Janeiro, Brazil)—Little Neilson Oliveira Lima, only three-years-old, had wandered into the dense Amazon rain forest and jungle near his home, attempting to follow after his father on September 16th.

But Neilson became lost, and was not found again until 11 days later, on September 27th, by his cousin. The toddler was discovered three miles away from his home, and according to an Amazonas State officer, "Nobody knows what he ate or how he survived." (Photo: mongabay.com)

The boy's mother offered an explanation, telling reporters, "In the jungle near the house, there are jaguars, hawks, snakes. But his guardian angel and God protected my son."