Skip to main content

German tourist found alive 3 days after disappearing in Zimbabwe national park

A German tourist who went missing in a national park teeming with wild animals in northern Zimbabwe has been found alive and in "good health" along with his rental car three days later, a spokesperson for the national parks agency said Tuesday.

Tinashe Farawo with the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority said Andreas Hoberg had last been seen buying a drink at the park shop in Matusadona National Park before going for a game drive around 3.30 p.m. on Saturday.

FOREIGN TOURISTS, LOCAL GUIDE KILLED IN ATTACK AT UGANDAN NATIONAL PARK

He failed to return by 6 p.m., when all game drives should end, and the car rental company failed to locate him on its GPS tracking system, Farawo said.

Authorities deployed a helicopter, vehicles and sniffer dogs to scour the remote 540-square-mile park that is home to lions, buffalo, leopards, elephants "and all the dangerous animals you can expect in the bush," Farawo said.

ZIMBABWEAN OPPOSITION LEADER CALLS FOR REINSTATEMENT OF 15 EXPELLED LAWMAKERS

The spokesman said the telephone network is poor in the area and he was yet to get more information about the tourist’s age, whether he was with others or how deep in the park he had ventured.

"We were gravely worried. We are happy he is well," Farawo said. "He says his car developed a mechanical fault. It’s a white car, so we were hopeful we would find it."



from Latest World News on Fox News https://ift.tt/QvLyiPz
https://ift.tt/7adXOIR

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Frenzy of tiger sharks feast on whale carcass off Australian coast

Drone footage captured by rangers shows dozens of tiger sharks feeding on the carcass of a humpback whale off the Australian coast .  The feasting involved some 50 tiger sharks scavenging a humpback whale that died of natural causes and was floating adrift in the Great Sandy Marine Park off Hervey Bay, which is about 180 miles north of Brisbane.  MONTANA MAN SENTENCED TO OVER 3 YEARS FOR TRAFFICKING EAGLE FEATHERS, PARTS The frenzy, captured on video by marine park rangers Sunday afternoon, prompted a warning from the Queensland Department of Environment and Science , reminding people to keep their distance from stranded or deceased marine animals.  "Where there are dead whales, there are likely sharks nearby and this vision clearly shows why this is the case," senior ranger Daniel Clifton told Australia’s news.com.au .  "The death of one whale, although sad, creates a life source for many other scavenging animals, including fish, sharks, and other marine like....

How to … : An Informational Writing Contest for Teenagers

By The Learning Network via NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/YgGr3wN

Married pilot snorts cocaine off topless woman in booze-fueled romp before flight: report

A British Airways pilot was suspended and eventually fired after he was reported for drinking and using cocaine the night before a return flight to London. Mike Beaton, a pilot with British Airways, had a night off after a flight to Johannesburg last month that he used to indulge in large amounts of alcohol and snort cocaine off the chest of a topless woman, according to a report from the New York Post. Beaton, a married father of one, according to the report, revealed his night of antics to a fellow crew member before a return flight to London, telling her that he had been a "very naughty boy" during an exchange of text messages. BRITISH AIRWAYS INVESTIGATING REPORTS STEWARDESS IS OFFERING SEXUAL SERVICES BETWEEN FLIGHTS The pilot reportedly told the flight attendant in the text exchange that he had met two local men, a Welsh woman and a "young Spanish bird" at a Johannesburg nightclub the night before, when they engaged in hours of drinking and eventually fou...