HE survived for almost a month in conditions so tough, most wouldn't have lived to tell the tale.
Stephen Currie survived 28 days in remote bushland.
Stephen Currie endured 40 degree heat and was forced to eat
butterflies, freshwater mussels and fruit after becoming disorientated
in bushland near Chillagoe, in north Queensland.
Authorities had given up the search for him three weeks ago and few expected to see him again.
But that all changed on Tuesday when locals found him on a remote track about 10km outside the west Tableland town wearing just a pair of shorts.
Described as a bit of a loner, the 40-year-old sparked a massive air and land search when he disappeared on December 29 with his family in Victoria fearing the worst.
Even Mareeba police Det Sen-Constable Vince Marcel said it was unbelievable the man, who had lost 15kg, had been found at all, the Courier-Mail reported.
Sleeping on bark and sand, police and local landowners say his decision to follow the Walsh River, which provided him with food and water, saved his life.
Unbelievably, stories such as this one aren't uncommon.
Here are a few other tales where people have survived after undergoing extreme lengths in order to live.
Marco Lavoie, stranded in remote Canada
Trekker Marco Lavoie was forced to eat his beloved pet dog to survive after a bear destroyed his campsite and provisions 800km northwest of Montreal.
Remarkably the loyal German Shepherd had saved his life after chasing the bear away, but not before it destroyed all his provisions.
Desperate and hungry, Lavoie killed his dog and ate it just a few days later.
The trekker was found in November last year suffering severe hypothermia and dehydration and had lost about 40 kilograms.
Experts said the decision to kill his pet may have saved his life.
Peter Trayhurn, stranded in rough seas, NSW mid-north coast
Sydney scuba diver Peter Trayhurn's story endured every ocean adventurer's worst nightmare.
Photos from scuba diver Peter Trayhurn's camera were found four years after his dramatic rescue.
In 2006, Mr Trayhurn and diving mate Geoff Tosio became lost at sea when they were stranded 8km off the NSW Mid-North Coast after their dive boat's anchor line snapped.
The men were alone, with no help in sight and Mr Trayhurn decided to take some pictures on his camera which was in a waterproof casing.
They were soon spotted by a tanker, before being rescued by a police launch and returned to their dive boat, but the men weren't safe for long.
Their boat capsized as they returned to port across the treacherous Wooli bar, tossing the mates back into the dangerous ocean. Fortunately they made it back to safety but the camera was lost.
Remarkably it was found four years later on One Tree Beach, with the camera and memory card still in tact.
Since then the father-of-two has had more bad luck after rolling his car in South Australia and undergoing major surgery for bowel cancer.
Tseng Lien-fa, lost at sea, Taiwan
Taiwanese man Tseng Lien-fa miraculously survived a 60-hour ordeal in rough seas off the island's east coast this month, despite not knowing how to swim, by hanging onto a coffin lid.
Tseng Lien-fa’s survival at sea was nothing short of a miracle.
The father-to-be had been collecting eels for extra money when he was swept away by an unexpectedly large wave.
Tseng was taken out to sea by the second of two waves and managed to grab onto a floating wooden coffin lid.
He went without food or water for 60 hours and was conscious throughout the entire ordeal before he was eventually swept onto a beach in the south-eastern county of Taitung, 75km away from where he was fishing for eels.
Doctors said it was a miracle he survived.
American climber Aron Ralston's incredible story of survival, famously portrayed in hit film 127 Hours, still defies many to this day.
It trapped him and his right hand against the canyon wall and he was forced to amputate his own arm with a blunt pocket knife after five days.
Cutting through bone, skin, nerves and muscle, it took the experienced climber one hour and four minutes to free himself in a dramatic yet desperate move which saved his life.
Aron Ralston's story was made into the movie 127 Hours.
Do you know any other inspirational stories? Please share with us.
Source: http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/the-incredible-stories-of-survival-you-wont-believe-are-true/story-fnizu68q-1226814684539
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