Man found after 35 days lost in caves

A FRENCH man who spent 35 days lost in a labyrinthine grotto surviving on clay and wood was eventually rescued thanks to a teachers’ strike.

Following a bout of depression, Jean-Luc Josuat wanted to spend some time alone so went into the cave in south western France with a bottle of whisky and some snacks.

But he was unable to find his way out of the grotto, a three-mile maze once used to grow mushrooms and was forced to spend over a month in total darkness.