A teenager used all his instincts to survive in the harsh jungles of Thailand when he was saved after stumbling across a remote Buddhist temple.

Lawrence Stallard Honour, 19, emerged looking emaciated, dishevelled but unharmed after vanishing more than two weeks ago near the border of lawless Myanmar.

He walked more than 150 miles following the Mekong River, surviving only by eating ants and tree bark, according to local reports.

Lawrence’s mother, Gulnara, expressed her deep gratitude to police, soldiers, and volunteers who worked to find her son alive.

‘I am thankful beyond words,’ she said. ‘He is safe now, and that is all that matters. I hope this story warns others to be careful.’

The computer expert was last seen leaving a hotel and walking into the forest on September 27, spark

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