An 86-year-old man who disappeared while going to the forest to pick mushrooms in the Kaliningrad region was found. In this respect reported in the press service of the regional department.
The man disappeared while walking in the woods with his relatives on September 11. Unable to find the grandfather on their own, the family contacted emergency services for help. Employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, police officers, foresters and volunteers from the Western search and rescue team were looking for the retiree.
As a result of joint efforts, the man was found, the press service of the Ministry of Emergencies reported.
“The man was glad to be found; by this time he had climbed a birch tree and was going to spend the night that way,” the Ministry of Emergency Situations said.
The pensioner did not need medical assistance, he was handed over to his relatives.
Previously in the Leningrad region to create The 62-year-old woman got lost in the forest and spent four days there.