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| UK explorer Benedict Allen set to fly home | UK explorer Benedict Allen set to fly home |
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| British explorer Benedict Allen is expected to be flown out of the jungle in Papua New Guinea on Friday, the UK High Commissioner has said. | |
| Mr Allen had been looked after by Christian missionaries after trekking large distances and missing his flight home, the BBC's Frank Gardner said. | Mr Allen had been looked after by Christian missionaries after trekking large distances and missing his flight home, the BBC's Frank Gardner said. |
| The 57-year-old had taken no means of communication with him, prompting his family to mount a search on Monday. | The 57-year-old had taken no means of communication with him, prompting his family to mount a search on Monday. |
| He was spotted alive and well on Thursday near a remote airstrip. | He was spotted alive and well on Thursday near a remote airstrip. |
| The airstrip, 20 miles north-west of Porgera, Enga Province, is said to be inaccessible by road. | The airstrip, 20 miles north-west of Porgera, Enga Province, is said to be inaccessible by road. |
| Mr Allen was expected to be flown from the area by helicopter on Friday morning, local time, and to be put on a plane home on Saturday. | |
| Local time is 10 hours ahead of GMT, but it has not yet been confirmed whether the explorer has actually left the jungle. | Local time is 10 hours ahead of GMT, but it has not yet been confirmed whether the explorer has actually left the jungle. |
| Reclusive tribe | Reclusive tribe |
| Steven Ballantyne, an expedition leader and friend of Mr Allen, told the BBC on Thursday: "What we think is that he travelled much further than he anticipated, that he was going through much tougher terrain than he anticipated." | Steven Ballantyne, an expedition leader and friend of Mr Allen, told the BBC on Thursday: "What we think is that he travelled much further than he anticipated, that he was going through much tougher terrain than he anticipated." |
| He had been travelling on his own to try to find the reclusive Yaifo tribe, whom he first met 30 years ago. | He had been travelling on his own to try to find the reclusive Yaifo tribe, whom he first met 30 years ago. |
| Before setting off, Mr Allen told the BBC he was hoping to make contact with the tribe, who were high up in a cloud forest. | Before setting off, Mr Allen told the BBC he was hoping to make contact with the tribe, who were high up in a cloud forest. |
| He said he was unsure how they would receive him this time. His last text message read: "What could possibly go wrong?". | He said he was unsure how they would receive him this time. His last text message read: "What could possibly go wrong?". |
| The explorer, from London, has previously crossed the Amazon Basin on foot and in a dug-out canoe, and participated in a six-week male initiation ceremony in which crocodile marks were carved onto his body. | The explorer, from London, has previously crossed the Amazon Basin on foot and in a dug-out canoe, and participated in a six-week male initiation ceremony in which crocodile marks were carved onto his body. |
| He has filmed a number of his adventures for BBC documentaries and written books on exploration. | He has filmed a number of his adventures for BBC documentaries and written books on exploration. |