The departure of the "real Tarzan" after 40 years of jungle life

Media around the world have called "the real Tarzan", who spent 40 years in a secluded forest away from humans and the civilized world of Vietnam.

The Vietnamese legend, who for decades was described as the jungle boy and the real "Tarzan", died due to a life of solitude he spent in the jungle, far from humans and using any kind of modern tools, relying entirely on the jungle and nature for his daily sustenance.

Fan Lang, the real name of the men, passed away last Monday, due to liver cancer that made him suffer in the last days of his life, according to the "Daily Mail".

Lang's friend, Alvaro Cerezo, said: 'I am very sad to see him pass, but for me his death is also a liberation for him, because I know he has been suffering for the past months.

He was a beautiful human being, it would be impossible to forget him."

The friend considered that his death was caused by eating new foods after his recent return to civilized life, and said, "I did not like seeing him live in civilization. I was always worried that his body would not be able to with such a drastic change," as he indicated that he drank alcohol in the period Last.