Phuket police and park officers rescue American lost in jungle

Phuket Tourist Police and national park officers have rescued an American tourist who got lost in a jungle in Thalang district yesterday in central Phuket. The tourist, an unnamed 68 year old man, had become lost in the afternoon, but the team luckily found him in the early evening. He reportedly had some scratches on his leg, and was dehydrated, but otherwise was OK.

Emergency responders provided the man with water, and then guided him out of the forest to his accommodation.

The man had contacted Phuket Tourist Police when he got lost, and they started searching for the man along a nature trail on a hill with the help of officers from a nearby national park. The park officers reportedly knew the area very well, and the police used GPS to search along the trail.

“I’m very glad to meet you guys, I didn’t know what to do after I got lost and spent hours wandering with limited…