Retired Thai teacher found safe after 3 days lost in forest searching for mushrooms

Relatives rejoiced as authorities found Jamlong Kheyakan, a 63 year old retired Thai teacher who had been lost in the forest for three days after searching for wild mushrooms. Authorities from various agencies, including Mae Wa National Park officers, soldiers from the 32nd Army Unit Lamphun, and local residents joined forces in search efforts, attempting to locate the last known coordinates found from the missing man’s mobile phone signal. The park is located in Lampang province in northern Thailand.

Today, Sommasek Wacharathadaphong, the district chief of Thaen, led the search operation. The efforts began after Jamlong went missing on Thursday evening while foraging for mushrooms. The last phone signal was tracked to yesterday morning, when Jamlong informed his sister that he was safe. However, his phone signal was lost thereafter, and authorities could not…