1994 "Vultures and Girls" photos are all over the world. Did the girl in the photo finally survive?

1994, a photo attracted the world's attention to African refugees. There is a vulture standing in the center of the photo. The vulture is staring at a curled-up little girl, as if to take her away for a meal at any time. The little girl is curled up, skinny, with slender arms and clearly visible ribs, all of which show that she is deeply troubled by poverty and hunger.

This photo not only attracted people's attention to Africa, but also had a great impact. According to legend, the little girl in the photo finally died in the mouth of a vulture, so the photographer became the target of public criticism. People accused him of ignoring fame and fortune. So how did the photographer end up? Did the little girl really die in the mouth of a vulture?

Sudan famine

From 65438 to 0994, the war in Sudan caused a huge famine, and hundreds of thousands of refugees were hungry and displaced. Therefore, many journalists went to the front to report the specific situation in Sudan, hoping to attract people's attention. Kevin is one of them. He is British and now lives in South Africa. After learning the news of Sudan, he came to the local area for the first time, filmed the famous Vultures and Little Girls, and won the Pulitzer Prize for News.

In this desolate land of Africa, there was a little girl who hadn't eaten for a long time and was skinny and curled up on the ground. And behind her stood a vulture, as if waiting for the girl's death and enjoying a good meal. This scene infected Kevin, who instantly pressed the shutter to take this classic moment, but he didn't know that this photo became his death hook lock.

Confronted with censure-condemned by the public.

This photo really won the grand prize, and Kevin became the target of public criticism while he was famous in the world. People accused him of taking pictures instead of helping the little girl in the first place. Many media criticized Kevin as an unscrupulous journalist who was cold-blooded and heartless and ignored life. Someone even found his house and blocked it at the door.

A mountain of pressure is on Kevin, no matter how he accepts it, it is sophistry in people's eyes. The violence of language is like a knife, which can cut people's hearts. Finally, Kevin left a note: "I'm really sorry, my pain far exceeds the happiness in life", and then he committed suicide by burning charcoal at home.

This case has been completely clarified.

Kevin died, died in people's verbal curses, but did the little girl really end up in the mouth of a vulture, as the Internet said? That was not the case. Even the child in the photo is not a girl, but a little boy. At that time, the boy's mother received relief food at 100 meters away. Careful people will find that the boy is holding a white wristband in his hand, which is a sign of the local rescue agency, indicating that the boy has been rescued and helped.

The boy died not of hunger or vultures, but of disease in 2007. In fact, the truth was told in the media long before Kevin committed suicide, but the media with ulterior motives deliberately subtracted Kevin's explanation, deliberately created topics and public opinion, and raised the heat. In the end, an excellent journalist and a caring volunteer died under people's cyber violence.

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With the development of science and technology, cyber violence has become a very common thing, and many people begin to criticize others without knowing the truth. For example, the famous "Sister Tsinghua Incident" and "Boys Beating Foreign Children Incident" are all caused by many netizens who can't see Mount Tai. What do you think of this?