Comments on: Real Wild Woman Gone Wild: Kidnapped by Nguoi Rung?

By: Mnynames

Mnynames — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 14:15:15 +0000

Seems to be a spate of “Wild Man” reports…do we have a trend for 2007? I was just reading about a guy they just arrested in the Appalachian mountains, who’d been living there for 20 years, now and then stealing supplies from campers. He’s clearly not as wild as this girl, but that’s what they’re calling him.

By: Loren Coleman

Loren Coleman — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 19:03:47 +0000

January 20, 2007: Here are breaking new details about the “Wild Man” and the search for him.

By: Loren Coleman

Loren Coleman — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 05:34:21 +0000

It is early morning on January 20th, and I’ve just posted a new entry in this unfolding story, “Second ‘Wild Person’ Seen”.

By: Kathy Strain

Kathy Strain — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 05:30:23 +0000

I find this story to be one of the most interesting stories I’ve heard in a long time. I’m not sure that the girl as the 8 year old that went missing (I would be surprised that at 8 and well established in speech, she would forget how to speak), but none-the-less someone helped this women survive in the forest since a very young age. Very, very interesting.

By: Darkstream

Darkstream — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 20:47:48 +0000

@alanborky: From early reports I read about this story from the other day a DNA test is already planned. She’s *somebody’s* daughter so they’re being careful to make sure they place her in the correct home.

I’m glad to hear she’s acclimating better. Early reports claimed she wouldn’t keep her clothes on and had even attempted to return to the forest.

Poor kid.

By: mystery_man

mystery_man — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:13:45 +0000

Whether this story involves the Nguoi Rung or not, it is still fascinating in its own right. Reports of feral children and children said to be raised by wild animals have always intrigued me. It really makes you think about how much our environment can shape the way we are. To live all that time out in the forest away from human contact and to survive in a world without the need for speech or human cultural conventions. The ones who found her said she is “weird” but what is weird really? They are basing their concept of weird on human perceptions. To her, that is just the way life is and we are the weird ones. It just takes my imagination away. If only this girl could (or would) talk, I’m sure there would be some stories to tell.

By: Sharm

Sharm — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:08:00 +0000

Wow!

By: MBFH

MBFH — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:54:48 +0000

A friend sent me a link to this story earlier today and I joked that she may have been kidnapped by a Cambodian Bigfoot, without actually having heard of Nguoi Rung. I think it’s an interesting theory - you’ve got to ask how else a young child could survive almost two decades in a harsh environment otherwise.

By: Ceroill

Ceroill — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 05:19:47 +0000

It does remind me of previous examples of ‘rescued’ feral people. Usually these have been chilren as I recall. Since she was 8 when she disappeared, there should be some chance of her eventually recovering some language skills. I saw this on the main newsfeeds earlier today, and knew Loren would pick up on it, and give a bit more info than I’d had earlier. Thanks Loren. Keep us posted.

By: BugMO

BugMO — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:55:58 +0000

Interesting that the police chef said that she sleeps in the day and stayed up at night. I believe that most mystery apes (Bigfoot, Skunk apes, Momos,etc.) are said to come out at night. Is there a connection there? Has there been past reports of the Nguoi Rung in the area? And are there other stories of people being kidnapped in the area?