Lost in a National Park !?!

I suspect it happens quite a lot more than you would think .........

"Krabi - A British couple got lost in a park here Tuesday evening and used their mobile phone to call their hotel for help. They were rescued 8 hours later.

The couple were identified as Paul Davidson, 35, and Lisa Wiwi, 32. Rescuers found them sitting near a creek inside the Nopparat Thara Beach National Park at 0:30 am Wednesday.

Three teams of rescuers began the search for the two at 4 pm Tuesday after their hotel, Amari Vogue Resort Hotel, alerted park officials that the two took a trekking inside the park and got lost.

The two called the hotel for help and rescuers tried to call their mobile phone to try to locate them.

Pol Lt Col Banthit Khaosuwan, a tourist police officer of Krabi, said it was fortunate that the two carried a mobile phone with them."

Source : The Nation www.nationmultimedia.com

Another one lost.............. 25 hours this time

www.thaipulse.com/blog/thai-wildlife/tou...-phanom-bencha-park/

Another to add to the list but this time involving myself!

Imagine my surprise whilst resting at a stream about 13 kms inside Thap Lan National Park, when a local guy walks out of the forest who has been lost for 3 days, going around in circles!

So we fed him and led him out on the right trail. Just goes to show, there are a number of trails in the area and when disorientation strikes - it strikes. I felt really sorry for the poor guy, he had run out of food and seemed positive there must be a village near by. He was 13 kilometers from the nearest habitation!

Ouch! That is many!. And very bad news not just for those 27 people, this may lead to further restrictions in Khao Yai. :(

Ah, read the BangkokPost news now, good news they are found! :)

Seems they did not have park staff with them :

A team of 23 tourists went astray as they hiked through the mountainous area in Khao Yai national park since October 7 was rescued and returned safely today.

Khao Yai national park officials said all the tourists were picked up by officials and rescue team this morning.

They went lost after setting off from the Saraburi side of the national park to the Nakhon Nayok side on a three day hike.

They said they went lost after there was heavy rain forcing them to change the trekking route.

They set off on October 7 from Klong Madua waterfall in tambon Sarika, and scheduled to arrive at Haew Krathin waterfall on October 9.

The team, all from Bangkok, was located about 1 am today in the Klong Madua area of tambon Sarika in Muang district by a team of park officials, soldiers and volunteers.

All of them were exhausted and some sustained minor injuries, rescuers reported.

Park officials said the team did not report them on the jungle trekking, and they might face charge of entering the park area with no permission, and for not abiding the park’s regulations

englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/lost-jungle-hi...ing-astray-khao-yai/