What happened this week in Thailand could be considered unprecedented. It is true that enjoying a night of madness and alcohol is associated with young people, but this story shows that there is no age limit to drink more than necessary. Franciscus Johannes van Rossum is a 78-year-old retiree who went out for a beer at 2:00 p.m. in Thailand . So far so good.
Married to a Thai woman, both have lived for years in the Phetchaburi province of the Asian country. When he got to the bar, he ordered a pint . Although it may seem somewhat harmless, from this moment everything began to get complicated.
Finally, he ordered five bottles of the Thai beer Chang and, around 5:00 p.m., he got on a motorcycle. The investigation has determined that he first went to a Buddhist temple and then to the Khong Ta Bang Forest , where he was caught by surprise and disoriented by a storm.
When night fell, his wife, Rachot Chanwijit, became concerned. As he explained to the police, he called him several times and, since he did not answer, he went to the bar, but he was not there. The next day he called to tell him that he had gone with his motorcycle to the forest, but he did not know exactly where he was . Suddenly the call was cut, and they could no longer contact.
24 hours later, she called him again to tell him that his phone’s battery was about to run out and that he had no way to get home because the oil on his motorcycle had run out. It was then that Rachot Chanwijit decided to call the police.
The agents tried to track his movements . The latest evidence of Franciscus Johannes van Rossum was recorded on security cameras in the Kaeng Krachan district, 40 kilometers away from the bar.
Finally the authorities sent search teams to the Khong Ta Bang forest to find the man’s whereabouts . However, it was the locals who found him sleeping in a puddle. I was starving, fatigued, and dehydrated. In addition, he had some cuts and scrapes on his body, as well as a multitude of mosquito bites.
Luckily, the retiree’s’ adventure ‘in the jungle of Thailand was a shock : ‘ I was very relieved when I heard from the local people. They saved my life. I am very happy to be safe and see my wife again .
