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French man lost in Chiang Mai forest found safe

Jacques Moriceau, 72, hugs his wife after getting lost in a forest in Doi Tao district, Chiang Mai on Thursday. He was later found in a deserted hilltop temple in Hang Dong district on Friday morning. (Photo: Panumet Tanraksa)

CHIANG MAI: A 72-year-old French man who lost his way in a forest in Doi Tao district was found safe at a deserted hilltop temple on Friday.

Pol Lt Col Mokkara Srisakunpisut, inspector of the Chiang Mai Tourist Police, said a team of 200 police officers, local officials and residents began searching for Jacques Moriceau around 12.30am on Friday, after they were alerted by his relatives. 

Mr Moriceau was on the way back to his home in Hang Dong district after driving his pickup truck to the French consulate in Muang district late Thursday morning. He was lost on the way back and…

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