Missing British Explorer Found Alive and Flown out of Papua New Guinea Jungle

People travel by boat on a river near the village of Tora, in the jungle of Papua New Guinea, in this file photo. British explorer Benedict Allen was due to catch a flight back to the UK from the country on Sunday, November 12, 2017. Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images

A British explorer who went missing in a remote jungle in Papua New Guinea is alive and has been flown out of the jungle on Friday, Nov. 17, according to reports.

Benedict Allen’s agent, Jo Sarsby, told the BBC that Allen was spotted at a remote airstrip in Enga Province on Thursday.