Wandering in the mountains for six days: border guards rescue fugitive in the Carpathians

In the Carpathian Mountains, border guards rescued a 42-year-old man who had been wandering in the mountains for six days and wanted to illegally cross the border to get to one of the European Union countries. This was reported by the press service of the State Border Guard Service, according to UNN.

A border patrol detected a stranger with a backpack moving down a snowy slope near the Ukrainian-Romanian border. The response team helped the weakened and soaked offender down the mountain and brought him to the border guard unit. The man was given hot tea, food and an opportunity to warm up,

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During the interview, the 42-year-old Kharkiv resident said that he planned to illegally get to one of the EU countries in this way, but did not realize that the journey would be so difficult and dangerous.

The desperado made his own route, but admitted that he lost his way several times in the mountainous terrain and walked a distance of approximately 50 to 70 kilometers. For five nights, the "tourist" slept in the open air in a sleeping bag, repeatedly heard wolves, wild boars and deer, and one day met a Carpathian lynx in a meadow.

A report under Article 204-1 was drawn up against the offender for attempting to illegally cross the state border. The further fate of the "unfortunate tourist" will be decided by the court.

Border guards once again warn of the dangers of illegal travel in the Carpathians, as it poses a direct threat to health and often ends in tragedy. Currently, the snow cover on the highland sections of the border with Romania is 1.5 to 2 meters high, and border guards often observe sharp changes in weather conditions.

Recall

On March 5, border guards found the body of a man in the Tisa River, who probably died while trying to illegally cross the border.