Manu Toigo is a well-known survivalist, teacher, and celebrity personality known from her TV appearances on Discovery Channel's "Naked and Afraid" - Double Jeopardy, National Geographic's "Mygrations" and Discovery Channel Curiosity “I'Caveman" and NBC’s “Ammo & Attitude” as Season 3 Host. She has also released her first young adult & children’s book now available on Amazon Prime, “Survive The Wild Unknown”.
Manu was raised on a sugar cane farm outside of Ingham, Australia. She grew up exploring freely the land and learning from nature.
At age 17, Manu joined the 31 RQR (Infantry Reserve Unit) Army (Full Time Reservist) and then served for 8 years in the Royal Australian Army. During her years in the military, she first posting was Attache driver to Area Commandant. Then driver to Director of Armoured Corp and her last posting to Operation Deployment Forces as Transport Support. Her career in the Australian Army ended after sustaining knee injuries. The journey afterward has been a continuous struggle that only perseverance and an attitude of never giving up and fighting through hardships that keep her going and driving forward towards her passions and finding purpose.
NOLS Wilderness Medicine First Aid
Critical Care CPR Infants/Children/Adults
Saint John's Ambulance and Medical Training (Australian Army)
Executive Protection Level 1 Course
