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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Shweta Sharma

Vietnamese hiker survives 37-hour ordeal by eating popular chocolate snack

A 19-year-old Vietnamese student has become a viral sensation after surviving nearly two days alone in a remote mountain by snacking on a box of the popular sweet treat Choco Pies.

Nguyen Tuan Anh, a student at Dai Nam University, had set out on 19 April with friends for a hike up Tam Dao mountain, about 70km north of Hanoi.

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