Taiwanese hiker Liang Sheng Yueh, who was rescued 47 days after disappearing in the foothills of the Himalayas, arrives at Taoyuan International Airport, Taiwan May 2, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS
Liang, 21, went missing with his 19-year-old girlfriend, Liu Chen-chun, in early March while trekking in the remote Ganesh Himal area of northwestern Nepal.
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Without a guide or porter, the couple lost their trail after a snowstorm and survived on snow, water and salt that they were carrying. Liu died of starvation a few days before a rescue helicopter found them last week.
Tens of thousands of foreign hikers visit Nepal every year and are a key source of income in the cash-strapped nation that is home to Mount Everest.
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