Lost Korean in Mt. Province survived by eating paper bills and drinking own urine

Mr. Choi Sungkyu at Barlig hospital. Photo Credits: Barlig Police

Mountain Province - The Korean guy who was reported missing last week for 11 days has been found alive on Tuesday by a local hunter in Barangay Latang, Barlig.

Choi Sungkyu was found at around 10:40 am after he was lost last June 9.

Barlig Municipal Police Chief Inspector Carolina Lacuata said  Sungkyo was seen very weak by a local hunter who joined the team of rescuers to find him.

"Mr. Sungkyu can not speak English, but rescuers were able to convince him to the rice field," PCI Lacuata added.

According to a report by ABS CBN, Sungkyu survived by drinking his own urine after he could no longer find spring water to drink.

He also told rescuers that the only food he had at that time was a "bag of peanuts" which he "thriftily ate when he realized he was lost".

The report also said he even "chewed some of his paper bills, believing that these contain salt which the could help him survive."

Mr. Sungkyu was brought to Barlig hospital for treatment and he was now in  a stable condition.

Report said Sungkyu was a Korean real state broker who traveled to the Philippines for vacation and chose to travel by himself.

source: ABS CBN