went missing while on the hunt for mangoes has been found alive after being lost in a forest for six days.Thai villager Inpan Wongkhamnuan, 70, went missing after heading into a nearby forest in search of his favourite mangoes, with the pensioner mistakenly heading deeper into the jungle.The 70-year-old ventured into the forest near his home, but instead of taking a path leading him to an orchard ended up heading deep into the heart of a jungle in Lampang, northern Thailand.Concerned family members reported his disappearance to authorities, who launched a search and rescue operation to bring back Wongkhamnuan from his mango-retrieval mission.Up to 100 villagers were on hand to locate the 70-year-old, who says he prayed for someone to come and save him from the heart of the jungle.Wongkhamnuan was found after nearly a week of searching, starving in a hut around three miles away from his home.
The mango-loving pensioner said: "I do not have a mobile phone and I could not find the way back. So I just waited and prayed that people would find me."Wongkhamnuan's sister, Sawat Techa, 52, said: "My brother told me that he was craving for mangoes so he went to pick them but he did not return that night.
I asked our village chief for help."A rescue operation mobilised by officer Bandit Charoen found the man, with volunteers putting the pensioner onto a stretcher and carrying out medical checks as they brought the man out of the jungle in a two hour trek.Wongkhamnuan was transferred to a local hospital where his condition was reported as stable, Daily Mail reported.Rescue leader Charoen said: "There was no supplies of food or water in the jungle so the old man had to survive on what he could forage.
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