A 73-year-old mushroom picker was found in Transcarpathia after a three-day search
In the Zakarpattia region, the search has concluded for a 73-year-old resident of the Mukachevo district who went missing while mushroom hunting. The man was searched for nearly three days, after which he returned home on his own.
During the search operation, rescuers combed through 56 hectares of forests and fields, 56 kilometers of roads and trails, and used a drone to survey an additional 455 hectares of territory.
“Today, mountain search and rescue units from Uzhhorod, Mukachevo, the village of Vyshka, and the town of Ust-Chorna, as well as police officers, were involved in the search operation. The State Emergency Service has deployed 15 rescuers and 3 pieces of equipment,” the State Emergency Service reported.
As a reminder, a report of the man’s disappearance was received on July 6 at 8:08 p.m. According to his son, the retiree set out in the morning to pick mushrooms in the forest near the village of Stroine in the direction of the village of Sasivka in the Mukachevo district, but did not return home. There was no contact with him, and his whereabouts remained unknown.
Later, the State Emergency Service reported that the 73-year-old man had returned home on his own.
Upon his return, he was examined by medical personnel, and an emergency medical team subsequently admitted him to the Svalyava City Hospital for further examination.
This was reported by the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Zakarpattia Oblast.
As a reminder, law enforcement officers in Kyiv Oblast are searching for 12-year-old Daryna Ishchenko, who went missing on June 25 from a children’s home in the village of Kryvoshyyntsi, Bila Tserkva District.
