LIFE AND STYLE
British Instagram stars lost in Mauritian forest, rescued by special forces
A pair of British instagram stars had to be rescued by the Mauritius Special Mobile Forces after getting lost in a Mauritian forest.
Niomi Smart and her partner Bradley Simmons, who boast 2million Instagram followers between them, lost their way during an outdoor activity and found themselves alone in a forest, the London-based Daily Star newspaper reported.
Rather than stay put and wait to be found, attempt to return to the group, or even call the guide straight away, the couple reportedly embarked on a mission of their own.
Niomi took to Instagram during the week to tell her 1.4million followers how she and Bradley “went missing in the jungle for around eight hours until they were wandering in complete darkness.”
Describing it as the most terrifying thing she had ever gone through, Niomi said: “Yesterday we got lost in the jungle out here in Mauritius, we somehow lost our tour guide and like I literally don’t know how any of this happened, it didn’t feel real at the time even.
Niomi said they were on a high after being taken to a “surreal” waterfall which marked the point at which the tour turned back on itself.
“It was on our way back that we lost our tour guide and I think Brad and I’s mentality is just so like we can do this, we’ve got this,” Niomi was cited as saying .
“It was scary when it got dark. We had to literally like climb under trees, on top of trees, climbing through dense, thick, thick forest. As you can see I’m absolutely fine I’m just like my legs especially are cut to shreds.
Bradley decided to climb to the top of a tree in case a rescue helicopter had already been deployed to find them. Only after several hours of wandering did they decide to make contact with their tour guide over the phone.
The couple were then advised to get back down to the ground and walk down to find water and keep walking to make it easier for the special forces to find them.
After sharing their live location with the crew, Niomi and Bradley were found and rescued at 8:30pm with only scratches and insect bites to complain about.
Original article at the Daily Star
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Tim
13/02/2022 at 23:58
What crap. Publicity stunt. The island is so small. The forests are not that dense or vast. Walk for maximum 2 hours in any direction you will come out. And the mobile phone service works everywhere.