BRITISH backpacker Jamie Neale has returned to the bush in the NSW Blue Mountains to tell a TV crew how his bush walk went so horribly wrong.
The 19-year-old was lost for 12 days in enduring sub-zero temperatures, living off seeds and weeds and keeping warm under strips of bark.
He wandered off a walking track during a planned day hike on July 3 and lost hope of ever getting out of the rugged terrain before emerging on Wednesday.
Mr Neale was taken back into bushland on Saturday by Channel Nine’s 60 Minutes, which paid $200,000 for his story.
...Park ranger Geoff Luscomb described Mr Neale’s survival as ‘remarkable’ and said he wanted to learn more about the ‘bush tucker’ he had eaten.
Mr Neale has told his father he lived on seeds and a rocket-like grass, but Mr Luscombe said he could not be sure what the backpacker meant by his description of that grass.
‘I’m just very keen to hear all about that - how, being an Englishman with no previous knowledge of survival in the Australian bush, he managed to stay out there for 12 days eating these foods that I would like to know more about…
He should take over Les Stroud’s job. That stupid Canadian can’t catch a fish or a squirrel to save his life (literally). Fresh water? Forget it. He distilled 6 drops of water from his pee once. Whopee. The one time he actually caught enough fish to last a couple of meals, the “weather turned” and he had to go back to civilization.
He should take over Les Stroud’s job. That stupid Canadian can’t catch a fish or a squirrel to save his life (literally). Fresh water? Forget it. He distilled 6 drops of water from his pee once. Whopee. The one time he actually caught enough fish to last a couple of meals, the “weather turned” and he had to go back to civilization.
I wouldn’t be so fast to criticize him. The vast majority of people would do much worse given the equipment he starts out with. I’ve been in that situation during my time in the armed forces and it’s not an easy thing to comprehend unless you have been there. The premise is that he is starting out with minimal equipment, not a backpack with all the stuff necessary to survive for a week.
I was being a bit sarcastic as obviously, I do watch his show.
However, it would be fun to watch him “rassle” something every now and then….. And as far as Canadians go, you guys are much better at wilderness survival than us Southerners.
True. But where i live isn’t a slouch when it comes to accessible wilderness areas wither.
True, most of ours are inaccessible. I really wouldn’t want to get lost in the bush somewhere in the shield. You would never get out with the nearest road or habitation 300 miles away.
I was being a bit sarcastic as obviously, I do watch his show.
However, it would be fun to watch him “rassle” something every now and then….. And as far as Canadians go, you guys are much better at wilderness survival than us Southerners.
er yeah,
I mean, we do have alot of wilderness up here, thats true
*struggles to grab cookie 2 inches away*
to tell you the truth, i have never set up a tent in my life
the only camping ive ever done was in a cabin
True. But where i live isn’t a slouch when it comes to accessible wilderness areas wither.
True, most of ours are inaccessible. I really wouldn’t want to get lost in the bush somewhere in the shield. You would never get out with the nearest road or habitation 300 miles away.
There is that. that is one thing that kinda bothers me about this guy’s story. He ate some mystery “rocket grass”. Really. Normal back country isn’t very forgiving. Aussie back country even less so. I wouldn’t be surprised to find out he met up with some hikers and fed of them for a couple of days or somesuch. (Or stumbled across a cabin….)
Anyhow… Around here you know that if you head downstream you will (eventually) hit civilization. That makes it kinda tough to get really lost….
