2 missing British tourists in Krabi rescued by mobile phone

Krabi - A British couple got lost in a park here Tuesday evening and used their mobile phone to call their hotel for help. They were rescued 8 hours later.

The couple were identified as Paul Davidson, 35, and Lisa Wiwi, 32. Rescuers found them sitting near a creek inside the Nopparat Thara Beach National Park at 0:30 am Wednesday.

Three teams of rescuers began the search for the two at 4 pm Tuesday after their hotel, Amari Vogue Resort Hotel, alerted park officials that the two took a trekking inside the park and got lost.

The two called the hotel for help and rescuers tried to call their mobile phone to try to locate them.

Pol Lt Col Banthit Khaosuwan, a tourist police officer of Krabi, said it was fortunate that the two carried a mobile phone with them.

The Nation

-- The Nation 2009/06/10

8 hours later! How bigs the park???

I wander how much they tipped the hotel staff upon check out!

Oops, didn't see that george posted it already in News: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/2-Missing-Br...-R-t272072.html