Late April 2006:

One of Corcovado Park's radio-collared Baird's tapirs, courtesy Charles Foerster

Tired of walking through the jungle, dehydrated, and with an acute pain in his ribs, but otherwise in good shape, the Minister of the Environment of Costa Rica Carlos Rodriguez reached Llorona Beach, Corcovado National Park, on the Costa Rican South Pacific, where a rescue patrol spotted him. Minister Rodriguez had got stranded from a warden patrol over 48 hours before, when he left the trail that they were following to look at a female tapir and her calf. While the other members of the group took for granted that the Minister would get to their destination before them, given his experience, the high official actually was fending to survive. The mother tapir attacked him, and the Minister fell into a ravine, at the bottom of which he passed out. After he woke up, he followed a stream in order to reach the beach, but the presence of poisonous snakes, particular the feur-de-lance, close to the water forced him to trek through rougher spots. After the alarm of his disappearance was given, several patrols, with the aid of small planes and helicopters, launched a widespread search, but it was actually Rodriguez himself who found the way out to his rescuers. Upon medical examination, he was found to be in good health. The Minister and experts agree that he was imprudent when leaving the group by himself.
(Summary from El Nacion: http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/english/)

More information:
Reuters:http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N22395861.htm
Brocktown News: http://www.localnewsleader.com