A man went out for a beer in Thailand and “appeared” in a jungle four days later

Who did not come out of eyeglasses Ever come home a little more lost and confused? Indeed, it is not new that the return home becomes a little more difficult than usual, and that – even – it even stretches a few more minutes to be able to find the right path. However, what happened to a Dutch tourist in Thailand It’s catchy to say the least.

And the 78-year-old had gone out to a bar for some beers and, when he tried to return to where he was staying, he ended up getting lost in the middle of a labyrinthine and imposing Thai jungle. But that’s not all: just four days later, he was found safe and sound by a group of villagers who found him lost in the middle of nowhere.

Nothing can go wrong

Francois Johannes van Rossum He is 78 years old, he is from The Netherlands and on August 31, he was on vacation in Thailand with his 61-year-old wife, Rachot Chanwijit. After a long day shared between the two, before the end of the day, the man decided to cap the day off with a refreshing treat: he went for a few beers in a pub located in the urban area of ​​the province. . of Phetchaburi, in this country.

In all, Franciscus drank five bottles of beer and, when he felt that his thirst was already quenched, he returned to the motorbike that he had rented to return to his accommodation and find his wife. However, the man took the wrong path. And it was the start of an adventure that could have cost him his life.

As reported by the British newspaper Star of the day, man took a different path and the same path led him to enter a jungle located near the town where he was staying.

The one who notified the police authorities of the place was Franciscus’ wife, worried that her husband would not return from the pub. In fact, the woman went to the bar alone and there the manager told her that the man had been there for a few hours, but was gone.

To look for

On September 1 and 2, the lost tourist was able to communicate by telephone with his wife. Without being able to provide too many details on his exact location, the man warned that he had strayed into the forest of Khong ta bang and even reported that a storm that had hit the area in the last few hours had led him to lose even the trail he had made on his wrong path.

With the authorities alerted to the situation and with a mega-deployment that shaped the search operation, it wasn’t until September 3 that they managed to find him. He got lost in the middle of the jungle and was 40 kilometers from the bar Where he had left three days before with the intention of returning with his companion.

“I thought I was going to die. My phone battery was dead, my bike was out of gas and it was raining. There was nothing to eat,” the Dutchman reconstructed after being rescued unharmed. Beyond presenting a few bites of mosquitoesHe had no other injuries or consequences from spending three days outdoors in the middle of the jungle.

It was a few inhabitants of the jungle who met, first with the motorbike and then with the tourist. “I was so relieved when I heard the locals. They saved my life. I’m happy to be safe and to see myself again spouse», Synthesized Franciscus after his return to urbanization.