Missing Explorer's Ordeal: Fever, Harsh Criticism

Explorer Benedict Allen is no longer missing in Papua New Guinea, having been flown to the country's capital via helicopter Friday. 

As for what mucked with Allen's itinerary, the BBC reports he missed his flight after becoming "disorientated with fever." His agent describes it as suspected malaria. The Daily Mail quotes him as saying "things were not looking good. 

I had this terrible dilemma: do I stay out here in a remote village and believe that, somehow, a miracle would happen and a plane would come—or do I try to control my destiny somehow and head out to find help when I'm weak?" He was ultimately spotted at a remote airstrip.

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