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Emergency workers rescued a 79-year-old pensioner who had been lost for nine days on Sakhalin Island, Russia. He was found near the Pilevka River, too weak to walk, and is now receiving medical treatment.
Emergency workers located the man after an extensive nine-day search, and he is currently receiving medical treatment. Sakhalin Island, measuring 589 miles in length and 100 miles in width, has a population of approximately 500,000.
Emergency services reported that the 79-year-old man is currently receiving medical treatment following his rescue after nine days lost in the wilderness of Sakhalin Island. Local officials continue to emphasise the importance of safety measures for outdoor activities, urging individuals to remain vigilant and prepared in remote areas.
What remains unclear — It is not known if the pensioner’s condition will require long-term medical treatment after his rescue.
Pensioner survives nine days lost in wilderness after fishing trip in Sakhalin
Emergency workers with the angler, who was found after nine days lost on the island of Sakhalin (Picture: TASS/Cover Media)
It was meant to be a fishing trip. But instead, a pensioner had to be rescued after a nine-day ordeal which left him too weak to walk.
The 79-year-old had headed out into dense woodland near the remote village of Pilvo on Russia’s Sakhalin Island.
His abandoned car was found in the village and volunteers eventually discovered him on the left bank of the Pilevka River, around half a mile away.
The man was alive but completely exhausted after spending days attempting to cut his way through woodland to safety.
The man had tried to cut his way out of the area and was too weak to walk (Picture: TASS/Cover Media)
He was carried to safety and had been receiving medical treatment (Picture: TASS/Cover Media)
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Emergency workers carried him over difficult terrain to safety and he is believed to be recovering.
Sakhalin is Russia’s largest island and sits off the east coast close to Japan.
It has had a turbulent history and has been passed between the two countries during the last century.
It is 589 miles long and 100 miles wide and has a population of around 500,000.
The pensioner is now receiving medical treatment (Picture: TASS/Cover Media)
Much of the island is mountainous with forests and thick vegetation.
In July last year, backpacker Carolina Wilga spent 11 nights lost in the Western Australian Outback.
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