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Six-year-old boy found in Vietnam forest after five days

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68% Informative

Dang Tien Lam was playing in a stream with his nine siblings on 17 Aug when he wandered into the hills and got lost.

He was found on Wednesday by local farmers who heard a child's cries.

Lam survived on leaves and wild fruits, as well as drinking stream water.

Local authorities had mobilised more than 150 people to search for the boy.

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70

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67

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90

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informal

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English

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31

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short-lived

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