Man collecting bat droppings wedged between rocks for 4 days
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 20: A Grey-Headed Flying Fox flies through the air at the Royal Botanic Gardens March 20, 2008 in Sydney, Australia. Flying Foxes, or fruit bats, have taken up permanent roosts in the Botanic Gardens, causing major damage to heritage trees in the park. The Royal Botanic Gardens has begun a program to deter the flying foxes from roosting, as there are now some 11,000 bats roosting in the park. Deterents include noise to disturb sleep patterns, plastic bags attached to branches of trees, strobe lights, odours, and the playing of taped distress calls. (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images)
A man was trapped between rocks for nearly four days in the Cambodian jungle — and, miraculously, he survived.
Bat droppings, or guano, are used as fertilizer and sold for supplementary income by poor farmers.
Police said he slipped on Sunday while trying to get his flashlight, which had fallen through the space. When he didn’t return home after three days, his family became worried and reported his possible location to authorities.
Rapid Rescue Company 711, which is connected to Prime Minister Hun Sen’s elite military bodyguard brigade, spearheaded the rescue.
