Hunt on as 27 tourists go missing in jungle of Kao Yai

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Hunt on as 27 tourists go missing in jungle of Kao Yai

 

Image: Daily News

 

NAKHON NAYOK: -- National park authorities and foundation workers are mounting a search after 27 tourists went missing on Sunday.

 

The fate of the group is unknown.

 

They set off from the waterfall of Haew Krathin within the Khao Yai national park on Friday and were due to reach the waterfall called Klong Madua in neighboring Nakorn Nayok province on Sunday, reports Daily News.

 

But they did not arrive and they are out of contact. They are believed to all be on foot.

 

Park staff are coordinating efforts with the Por Teck Tung foundation in an effort to trace the missing tourists.

 

The nationality of the tourists was not stated in the report.

 

Source: Daily News

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2016-10-11

[AGareth2]

5 days

hope they have been found

[ratcatcher]

2 minutes ago, AGareth2 said:

5 days

hope they have been found

Hopefully, undertaking a trek in a remote area, I hope they were well equipped with all the necessities for survival in the forest. 

[canuckamuck]

Would be nice to have some details about nationalities and ages of the hikers.

Obviously they were prepared for overnight camping, but how well did they know the route. was there a guide?

[jamesbrock]

 

[freebyrd]

As part of miltary training with a company of Gurkhas, we did similar in 1988. Despite our adept skills vis-a-vis navigation and survival techniques, we hired a Thai guide, just in case. Belt and braces is always the best approach.

 

Glad to hear they have been found as it could have been a very unpleasant ending.

[lemonjelly]

Surely a 3 day trek through jungle needs a guide of some sort?

[ratcatcher]

10 minutes ago, jamesbrock said:

 

Well, it does seem that all or most of the hikers are Asians, maybe Thais and seem well dressed for such an adventure. Good news all round.

[Sphere]

Not very difficult to get a guide in LOS....

 

[impulse]

Only 18 tourists in the photo.

 

They must have gotten real hungry to eat 6 of their friends in less than a week.

 

Kidding aside, great to read about a happy outcome!

[taichiplanet]

another made up story to sell the use of trackable phone SIM cards!  

 

Just joking; glad they are safe and now have an adventure story.

[webfact]

Lost jungle hiking team rescue after going astray in Khao Yai

 

 

NAKHON NAYOK: -- A team of 23 tourists went astray as they hiked through the mountainous area in Khao Yai national park since October 7 was rescued and returned safely today.

 

Khao Yai national park officials said all the tourists were picked up by officials and rescue team this morning.

 

They went lost after setting off from the Saraburi side of the national park to the Nakhon Nayok side on a three day hike.

 

They said they went lost after there was heavy rain forcing them to change the trekking route.

 

They set off on October 7 from Klong Madua waterfall in tambon Sarika, and scheduled to arrive at Haew Krathin waterfall on October 9.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/lost-jungle-hiking-team-rescue-going-astray-khao-yai/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-10-11

 

[Prbkk]

2 hours ago, taichiplanet said:

another made up story to sell the use of trackable phone SIM cards!  

 

Just joking; glad they are safe and now have an adventure story.

 

Yes but it would have been better if they were out there for another couple of days: a better story for the grand kids.

[Navalator]

I am astounded to learn that there is a jungle in Khao Yai!!!!!

[petedk]

Only 18 tourists in the photo.

 

They must have gotten real hungry to eat 6 of their friends in less than a week.

 

Kidding aside, great to read about a happy outcome!

Something wrong with Thai Visa.

I can't see a photo or any reference in this thread to them being found.

Edit: ok I have found the post, but it comes after your posting about the photo.

[JAG]

What's the betting the GPS batteries went flat, and nobody had brought a map and silva compass.....

 

Glad they were found.

[cruisemonkey]

They did have a compass, but thought it was broken because no matter what they did the needle kept pointing in the same direction.

[sahibji]

6 hours ago, AGareth2 said:

5 days

hope they have been found

already found safe and sound.

[sahibji]

14 minutes ago, cruisemonkey said:

They did have a compass, but thought it was broken because no matter what they did the needle kept pointing in the same direction.

only one compass amongst 2O+ people. Should they also not carry warning devices like flares and heavy duty communication equipment. or was it a case of over confidence - "nothing is going to happen to me"

[sahibji]

2 hours ago, Prbkk said:

 

Yes but it would have been better if they were out there for another couple of days: a better story for the grand kids.

by then maybe a sad story.

[sahibji]

6 hours ago, lemonjelly said:

Surely a 3 day trek through jungle needs a guide of some sort?

safe to go with a guide in any unfamiliar territory. perhaps a simple trek muddled up by heavy rain.

[sahibji]

2 hours ago, Navalator said:

I am astounded to learn that there is a jungle in Khao Yai!!!!!

it is the national park trek.

[Bantex]

I've been on numerous treks over the years but I always take a GPS with me and spare batteries. The GPS is used to track my route and if we get disorientated it has a backtrack function to retrace our route, never needed it yet but it's good to know how far we've walked and in what direction from our start location.

[radiochaser]

In the past, some maps were useless in the jungle.  If they were made by aeronautical surveys, the maps did not accurately reflect the topography of the the terrain.  The terrain being hidden by the jungle canopy.  

With the advance of technology of today, current maps may not have the same errors as they did 30-50 years ago..