A search party has been launched after a French lady went lacking in the jungle on Koh Adang island in Satun province in southern Thailand yesterday, reviews 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 sometime yesterday. Satun Police were notified through a 191 emergency call.
More 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 referred to as off when it obtained dark yesterday and resumed early this morning.
The island, being a half of Tarutao National Park, just isn’t developed for vacationers like its neighbour Koh Lipe. Its mountainous interior is roofed in dense jungle. There are two waterfalls on the 30 square kilometre island – the second biggest within the national park.
According to the Department of National Parks…
“Adang Island. with a steep and rugged panorama almost completely coated by tropical rainforest, maybe probably the most wild and appealing of the islands.”
Earlier this week, a 73 12 months outdated Frenchman received lost within the forest round Khao Eto in Prachin Buri province in central Thailand after straying from the path.
After spending almost 24 hours alone in the jungle, the Frenchman discovered his method down the mountain and stumbled right into a bamboo plantation in Noen Mai Hom village. Locals contacted forest officers and the tourist’s wife to come back and pick him up.
Last week, two Russian tourists had been rescued after getting lost within the jungle in Phuket. In February, French vacationers had been also rescued from the jungle in Phuket..