Missing tourist found in Phu Soi Dao National Park

Uttaradit, The Director-General of the National Park Department revealed that a missing tourist in Phu Soi Dao National Park in Uttaradit Province has been found after more than 100 officers and helicopters searched for him for 7 days. Mr. Atthaphon Charoenchansa, Director-General of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, revealed that he had received a report from Mr. Komes Phutthason, Director of the Office of Conservation Area 11 (Phitsanulok) that officials from Phu Soi Dao National Park found the missing tourist at 7:50 a.m. today (July 11, 2014). The missing person was Mr. Thanwarit Mathima (Ford). He had walked down from the Phu Soi Dao Waterfall Nature Study Trail in an exhausted state. Officials rushed Mr. Thanwarit to Chat Trakan Hospital for a detailed physical examination. Since receiving the missing person report on July 4, Pol. Gen. Patcharawat Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, has expressed his concern and ordered a n urgent search for the missing tourist and ordered the Natural Resources and Environment Conservation Aviation Division to support the search with helicopters. For Mr. Thanawat Mathima, 27 years old, a resident of Kosum Phisai District, Maha Sarakham Province, he registered to climb the Phu Soi Dao pine forest since July 4, 2024. Officials found that after registering at the national park office, Mr. Thanawat did not sign his name at the Phu Soi Dao pine forest according to the agreement. Phu Soi Dao National Park therefore coordinated with more than 100 relevant agencies to join the search. There were officials from the national park, wildlife sanctuaries, forest fire stations in nearby areas, the 2nd National Park Rescue Center in Phitsanulok, the Prasat Boon Sathan Foundation, the 315th Border Patrol Police Company, the 3203rd Ranger Company, the Nam Pat District Defense Volunteers, the Nam Pat Rescue Volunteers, the Royal Forest Department officials, and the Nam Pat Police Station. They searched on the ground, using sniffer dogs to help search, and also used a helicopter from the Ministry of Natural Resources to search in the air for a total of 7 days until Thanawat was found walking out of the nature study trail. Mr. Atthaphon added that he has instructed agencies under the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, which have a variety of natural tourist attractions, both in national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and wildlife sanctuaries nationwide, to prepare for strict surveillance and set preventive measures to prevent such incidents from happening again. However, if a tourist goes missing, they must quickly and urgently contact and report the incident to their superiors in order to be able to track down and help the tourist in a timely manner. Source: Thai News Agency