ABC Home | Radio | Television | News | Your Local ABC | More Subjects… | Shop

Video

Email

Missing prospector survived on insects

Source: ABC News
Published: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 11:25 AEST
Expires: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 11:25 AEST

A 52-year-old prospector who spent four days lost in remote scrubland in Western Australia has told police he was forced to eat insects to survive.

Tags: emergency-incidents, wa

Watch

TV still of Indonesian children sitting on surfboards in water

SurfAid

SurfAid is well on its way to making Indonesia's Mentawai Islands malaria free.

Opinion

Mumbai takes stock after terrorist attacks

Change of tactics

Other terrorist groups will now be studying the modus operandi of the Mumbai attacks.

Feature

A baby koala clings to its mother's back

GPS koalas

Phone-savvy science is tracking the breeding habits of koalas.