Survival tales: the case of the Botha brothers (II).
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Meanwhile, with temperatures well below the freezing point and snow on their way, both children continued their journey and managed to walk about 70 kilometres until the youngest began to falter, dying of exhaustion soon afterwards.
His brother attempted to carry him, but also fell a couple of kilometres away. However, he was found by the local police still alive, and was taken to a nearby hospital 48 hours after disappearing.
Despite a severe case of frostbite on his legs, he later recovered.
