On the evening of August 16, speaking with a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper, a representative of Cuc Phuong National Park said that as of 9:20 p.m. tonight, the male tourist who went missing in the garden had not been found. Currently, the garden's staff are actively coordinating with the Cuc Phuong commune government and other forces to speed up the search for the male tourist who got lost in the garden in recent days.
The lost tourist was identified as Nguyen Quoc Manh (33 years old, residing in Hai Phong). During the garden visit, Mr. Manh lost contact and was confirmed missing.
Initial information, before that, on the afternoon of August 13, Mr. Manh went to the Bong area, the most remote tourist destination from the garden gate with a distance of 20km and went sightseeing alone.
Here, Mr. Manh rented a room and stayed overnight. On the morning of August 14, Mr. Manh went sightseeing alone along the gourd tree route, the main sightseeing route in this area. On the tour route, Mr. Manh left a balo at Son Cung Cave entrance.
On the same afternoon, visitors discovered Mr. Manh's backpack, personal documents and phone, so they reported it to the forest rangers.
A representative of Cuc Phuong National Park added that to continue the search, at 6am tomorrow morning (August 17), the garden will continue to concentrate forces and start deploying further work.
