Prachuap Khiri Khan:- Rescue workers Sunday helped a German tourist out of the Khao Ta Mong Lai Forest Park after he had been stranded on a cliff there for 15 hours.

The 25-year-old German was located around noon. He was exhausted, dehydrated, and wounded by thorns. Rescue workers provided first aid before helping him down the cliff.

This foreigner is now the second victim to have been rescued from the forest park this year. The first victim had been stranded for 18 hours in early January.

“Trees around here look alike. So, it’s easy for tourists to get lost,” the park’s chief Pongsathorn Promkhuntod says.

He says from now on, his park will erect warnings in both Thai and English languages advising tourists to not go up the mountainous or cliff zone on their own.

“We will need their cooperation. If they really want to go up, they should ask officials to accompany them,” Pongsathorn says.

According to police, the German tourist had rented a room at a hotel in Prachuap Khiri Khan town and rode a bicycle to the Khao Ta Mong Lai Forest Park on St Valentine’s Day.

“He then walked uphill in the hope of finding a good spot to enjoy sunset,” Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan Police Station’s superintendent Colonel Ampon Amornlakpreecha says.

He says the German tourist ended up losing his way and getting stranded on a cliff. A local fisherman alerted officials after noticing that he shouted and waved for help around 6am Sunday.

And that in the days of cheap GPS.....

Glad he is rescued safe.

Every smart phone has GPS and loads of free trail tracking apps around.

Just no excuse for this silliness.

Especially going out near sunset, you just looking for trouble.

How can he get lost in a so small area???

And when the sun went down. What were his plans ? Let me guess. Have another beer and walk down in the dark.

How can he get lost in a so small area???

Some people get lost at Future Park.

Clearly is the justification for charging farangs 10X for entry to parks.

Thais are too fearful of ghosts to do something like this and we need the extra entry fee to cover the cost of recuses.

Glad he OK

Every smart phone has GPS and loads of free trail tracking apps around.

German tourist... not sure he bought a Thai sim card. And even if he did he might have no connection on the mountain.

Anyway it was crazy to climb alone and at that time of the day.

Nice for happy ending.

Clearly is the justification for charging farangs 10X for entry to parks.

Thais are too fearful of ghosts to do something like this and we need the extra entry fee to cover the cost of recuses.

Glad he OK

If we're talking about that hill strutting over Ao Manao and located inside the air force base, then it's free to enter and climb. I've been up there. No idea about the name though, I just call it the "Ao manao hill" or "Noen Ao Manao" in Thai.