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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-02-09 04:01 AM
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Jungle woman Rochom P'ngieng wants to return to the wild
Jungle woman Rochom P'ngieng wants to return to the wild

A Cambodian woman who spent 18 years living in a forest after going missing as a child has struggled to reintegrate in village life and wants to return to the wild.

Rochom P'ngieng, dubbed "jungle woman" when she emerged in Feb 2007, has still has not learnt to speak and refuses to wear clothes.

Her father said she had been admitted to hospital after refusing to eat for a month and had made several attempts to return to the forest.


Sal Lou said: "Her condition looks worse than the time we brought her from the jungle. She always wants to take off her clothes and crawl back to the jungle.

"She has refused to eat rice for about one month. She is skinny now... She still cannot speak. She acts totally like a monkey. Last night, she took off her clothes, and went to hide in the bathroom."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/cambodia/6468099/Jungle-woman-Rochom-Pngieng-wants-to-return-to-the-wild.html
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WillParkinson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-02-09 04:32 AM
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1. So much for free will...
They'd rather she die as what they want than live as what she is.
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newfie11 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-02-09 05:57 AM
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2. Given the world today, i can see why she would prefer the jungle n/t
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TexasObserver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-02-09 08:27 AM
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3. How ya gonna keep them down on the farm once they've been to Phnom Penh?
Apparently, that's not a problem if they're from a jungle, not a farm.
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