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Andrew Nielsen resorts to drinking out of puddles and eating grass to survive in rugged terrain
A man who spent three days lost in rugged terrain, drinking water out of puddles and eating grass to survive in a tropical rainforest in far north Queensland, has opened up about his harrowing ordeal.
Andrew Nielsen and his 10-year-old cattle dog Jasper set out on a leisurely trail bike ride at Flaggy Creek Trail via Quaid Road, about 30km north west of Cairns, on February 3.
Torrential rain threw the 50-year-old motorcyclist off his intended path, leaving him and Jasper lost in a rainforest at Kuranda for days.
With no food and little water,…
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