Elements get together has been launched after a French lady went lacking in the jungle on Koh Adang island in Satun province in southern Thailand yesterday, stories the Phuket Express.
The tourist, 29 year old Claire Maire Theophane Drapeau, was final spotted veering off the trail into the jungle near a viewpoint on the island someday yesterday. Satun Police were notified through a 191 emergency name.
Police in Satun say that Drapeau was staying at a resort on the nearby Koh Lipe island and travelled to Koh Adang alone. The search was known as off when it obtained dark yesterday and resumed early this morning.
The island, being part of Tarutao National Park, isn’t developed for tourists like its neighbour Koh Lipe. Its mountainous inside is covered in dense jungle. There are two waterfalls on the 30 sq. kilometre island – the second greatest in the national park.
According to the Department of National Parks…
“Adang Island. with a steep and rugged landscape almost fully lined by tropical rainforest, perhaps essentially the most wild and appealing of the islands.”
Earlier this week, a 73 12 months outdated Frenchman received lost in the forest around Khao Eto in Prachin Buri province in central Thailand after straying from the trail.
After spending practically 24 hours alone in the jungle, the Frenchman found his method down the mountain and stumbled into a bamboo plantation in Noen Mai Hom village. Locals contacted forest officers and the tourist’s spouse to come back and choose him up.
Last week, two Russian tourists have been rescued after getting lost within the jungle in Phuket. In February, French vacationers were also rescued from the jungle in Phuket..g