After being cut off from "civilization" for over 30 years, he was found naked in the jungle, gathering firewood with his knife. In his bamboo hut he still had his army rifle and 18 rounds of ammunition, along with a canteen, an aluminum pan and a steel helmet. The miracle of his survival, alone in the jungle for three decades, astonished the world.
三十年來未接觸「文明」世界，史尼育唔被發現時，赤身裸體有如野人般正揮動著蕃刀劈柴，在他居住的叢林竹屋，還找到戰時所用的三八式步槍，還未上膛的十八發子彈、軍用水壺、鋁鍋、鋼盔等，在叢林裡獨自生活了三十一年，史尼育唔生還的奇蹟震驚了世界。