Stranded in mountains, Vietnamese student survives for 37 hours on Choco Pies
A Vietnamese student survived for 37 hours in the mountains by eating Choco Pies. Nguyen Tuan Anh became separated from his hiking group and was found after a large-scale search operation. The incident has sparked discussions about the snack's role in emergency survival kits.
- ▪Nguyen Tuan Anh, a 19-year-old student, was stranded in the mountains after separating from his hiking group.
- ▪He survived by eating Choco Pies and drinking water from a stream until he was rescued.
- ▪Orion, the maker of Choco Pie, celebrated his rescue and donated snacks to him during his recovery.
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Orion Vietnam’s Facebook post on April 21 shows Choco Pie included in a survival kit, after a Vietnamese student reportedly survived 37 hours stranded in the mountains by eating the snack. Captured from Facebook A college student stranded in the mountains of Vietnam reportedly survived for 37 hours on just Orion Choco Pies. The Korean snack, already beloved across Vietnam and often exchanged as a gift during the Lunar New Year, is now drawing attention as a survival essential in emergencies.According to Vietnamese news outlet VnExpress, Nguyen Tuan Anh, a 19-year-old student at Dai Nam University, had joined friends for a hike on Tam Dao Mountain, north of Hanoi. The group set out from Vinh Ninh village in Dao Tru commune on April 19 and reached the summit at 1:40 p.m.
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