Search on for 70 year old French man missing in the jungle in central Thailand

[webfact]

Daily News Thai Caption: Search party mobilized

 

Daily News reported that a Thai wife was lighting joss-sticks as many rescue teams mobilized in search for a French pensioner, aged 70, who went missing in the Khao E-To area of Prachinburi, central Thailand.

 

The wife said that her husband was into going off on his own for adventures in the wild.

 

He appeared to have done this while she was out eating. He had set off at about midday and had gone to the top of Khao E-to.

 

His Yamaha bike was found there.

 

The last contact with a relative was at 5 pm when the missing man said he was going for a jungle trek.

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Rescue teams from many organisations and agencies were on the scene through the night coordinating several search parties.

 

But so far the man - named as Cheera G. (name transliterated from Thai and possibly wrong) has not been located.

 

He had no food or water, reported the media, something he had said in the phone call.

 

More on this story as we hear of it.

 

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[Tropicalevo]

I hope that they find the chap safe and well.

[gomangosteen]

From Thairath

The search continues

[BritManToo]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The last contact with a relative was at 5 pm when the missing man said he was going for a jungle trek.

Just before nightfall is not a good time for trekking in the jungle.

[CharlieH]

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[kidneyw]

This seems to have been happening a lot recently and not always old farts. They seem to take it for granted the effort, time and cost of these rescue operations. Not to mention the worry they put friends and family through.

Why can they not be content with staying in a bar all day and getting inebriated the way a waster like me does?

[Tarteso]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

for adventures in the wild.

 

3 hours ago, webfact said:

He had no food or water

I Hope he can be found..????

[gomangosteen]

Good news. He's back!

Reported as located and OK, from Matichon News

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

a Thai wife was lighting joss-sticks as many rescue teams mobilized in search for a French pensioner, aged 70, who went missing in the Khao E-To area of Prachinburi, central Thailand.

Do they not have search dogs in Thailand, or do the joss-sticks really work that well?

[pgrahmm]

2 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Just before nightfall is not a good time for trekking in the jungle.

1 hour & 20 minutes to trek before sunset in a treed jungle/forest.....Bad choice....

Hope he's ok...

 

[RichardColeman]

3 hours ago, kidneyw said:

Why can they not be content with staying in a bar all day and getting inebriated the way a waster like me does?

Maybe depression at seeing all the 50-65 year old men running off with the 70 year old desired women ? Maybe he should just try beach road night walk

[Tropposurfer]

6 hours ago, kidneyw said:

This seems to have been happening a lot recently and not always old farts. They seem to take it for granted the effort, time and cost of these rescue operations. Not to mention the worry they put friends and family through.

Why can they not be content with staying in a bar all day and getting inebriated the way a waster like me does?

At what chronological point does one become an "old fart" ? I am 66.5, which is quite close to this chaps age, and if I qualify per your nomenclature then I protest most vigorously, well as vigorously as an old fart can, to being a possible candidate for said descriptor.

[Yellowtail]

And all old farts would have to have been a young poot at some point,,, 

[webfact]

73-Year-Old French Man Lost and Found in Prachin Buri Jungle
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

 

Prachin Buri — An elderly French man got lost while hiking in a Thai jungle in Prachin Buri province. The man was rescued by local residents and is reportedly safe. 

The man was reported lost around 5 PM yesterday, March 26th. He was hiking on the Khao E-To mountain, a popular tourist spot located in Prachin Buri in central Thailand.

 

Prachin Buri officials assembled a search team and went out looking for the man as the sun went down yesterday but were unsuccessful. However, this morning, March 27th, the authorities received a report that some locals had spotted the man at the base of the mountain.

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2023/03/27/73-year-old-french-man-lost-and-found-in-prachin-buri-jungle/

 

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[hotchilli]

Nothing against a 70 year old enjoying his outdoor pursuits, but maybe he should consider a few safety tips in the future, like telling people exactly where he's going, when he's going to return, and maybe even take a mobile phone along with the location feature switched on.

[kidneyw]

13 hours ago, Tropposurfer said:

At what chronological point does one become an "old fart" ? I am 66.5, which is quite close to this chaps age, and if I qualify per your nomenclature then I protest most vigorously, well as vigorously as an old fart can, to being a possible candidate for said descriptor.

Think your classification would be a young "old fart."

[Tropposurfer]

3 minutes ago, kidneyw said:

Think your classification would be a young "old fart."

I live in anticipation of the day when i can sit amongst my ancient wrinkly peers and truly bask in being able to call myself an old fart lol ????

[giddyup]

3 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Nothing against a 70 year old enjoying his outdoor pursuits, but maybe he should consider a few safety tips in the future, like telling people exactly where he's going, when he's going to return, and maybe even take a mobile phone along with the location feature switched on.

He had neither water nor food with him, so he was ill prepared to say the least.

[Mad mick]

14 hours ago, Tropposurfer said:

At what chronological point does one become an "old fart" ? I am 66.5, which is quite close to this chaps age, and if I qualify per your nomenclature then I protest most vigorously, well as vigorously as an old fart can, to being a possible candidate for said descriptor.

Agree with other here chronological age bs , l'm 68.5 l often walk mom not around to tell her my everyday move 

[Mad mick]

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Nothing against a 70 year old enjoying his outdoor pursuits, but maybe he should consider a few safety tips in the future, like telling people exactly where he's going, when he's going to return, and maybe even take a mobile phone along with the location feature switched on.

May have ?