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Escaped terror suspect Daniel Khalife will need to resort to bin dipping to survive off grid, according to a survival expert.
The Bug Out's Leigh Price has told the Daily Star how difficult it will be for the 22-year-old prisoner who broke out of HMP Wandsworth on Wednesday, to live off grid.
Khalife slipped out of the southwest London penitentiary undetected by clinging upside down to the underside of a delivery truck, prompting a "national incident" that has seen security tightened at UK airports.
READ MORE: Hunt for escaped terror suspect sees huge London park sealed off as helicopters circle
He was due to appear in court on November 13 to face charges including preparing an act of terrorism, and collecting information useful to an enemy – an offence under the Official Secrets Act.
According to survival expert Leigh from Builth Wells, Wales, the escapee will struggle to find the high calorific food he needs to keep moving, from foraging fruits in the forest.
Instead, Khalife must risk being spotted on CCTV by heading into urban areas to swipe thrown away food from bins outside shops and restaurants.
Speaking to the Daily Star, Leigh said: "You can live for weeks on little food but the more you expend your calories the more you will need to eat nutrients especially high calorific food, so if you are on the run and constantly moving you will need sustenance.
"This is more so if you are in the wilderness and exposed to the elements.
"In the UK there is little wilderness and you are never that far away from human habitation. Food in the wild is not that easy to come buy and I would say it would be easier to find food in more urban areas such as bins/skips outside shops and supermarkets."
It's not just food that will force Khalife to brave town cameras either, as to drink safe drinking water in the countryside, he's need to trek uphill to the source of a waterway before it runs downstream towards farms and towns.
Leigh continued: "Safe drinking water can be found in urban areas such as public toilets, garden taps and maybe bottled water in skips but in the country there are a few places to get safe drinking water.
"In fields you have animal water troughs and maybe an outside tap near a farm.
"You could also find it in natural springs but these are sometimes dry depending on the time of year. Even if you think you have found clean water it call still be full of bacteria from animal faeces or dead animals in the water."
Police were searching for Khalife in leafy Richmond Park in South West London on Friday morning, an area famed for its deer but venison may not be quite be on the menu so easily for the lag.
"Hunting deer or any animal is not easy as they have an instinct to flight," Leigh explained. "So getting close enough to kill is a skill in itself plus you will need a projectile to try and immobilise the animal."
Even after striking the creature, only half the job is done with the small matter of waiting until it bleeds out and then safely preparing it for consumption.
Leigh added: "If someone did manage to kill a deer or other prey then the meat is fine unless any sign of animal ill health.
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"Meat should be cooked but if you had to, you can eat meat raw but you run the risk of parasites. Obviously you would need fire for cooking."
With Saturday being billed as the hottest day of the year, Khalife may regret deciding to make a break for freedom at the same time as this current heatwave.
"In the heat you would need to find shade from the sun and drink plenty of water," Leigh said. "You would also have to replace your salts as you loose body salt when you sweat and can be very dangerous when a certain level is lost.
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