Taiwanese hiker Liang Sheng Yueh, who was lost in the Himalayas for over a month, celebrates his 21st birthday at a hospital after being rescued, in Kathmandu, Nepal April 28, 2017. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A Taiwan hiker rescued 47 days after disappearing in the foothills of the Himalayas and just days after his girlfriend died is recovering well in hospital in the Nepali capital of Kathmandu, his doctor said on Friday.
Liang Sheng-yueh, who turned 21 on Friday, went missing with girlfriend Liu Chen-chun, 19, in early March while they were trekking in the remote Ganesh Himal area in northwestern Nepal.
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