37-year-old Bulgarian citizen found on the Šar Mountains
Center for Crisis Management: Woman located at 14:50 in the village of Gorna Lešnica and is in good health.
A 37-year-old Bulgarian citizen who had been reported missing on the Šar Mountains was located this afternoon at 14:50 in the village of Gorna Lešnica and is in good health, the Center for Crisis Management reported.
Search operation and circumstances
The woman had been part of a group of four foreign nationals who yesterday set out for Titov Vrv. According to the Center for Crisis Management, the other three members of the party returned in the evening and discovered she had not come back with them.
"The three members of the group returned in the evening, noting that she had not returned with them and that they had no information about her whereabouts. After the report, the search for her began immediately," the statement says.
Search teams included Special Units from Skopje, officers from the Popova Šapka Police Station, personnel from the Public Enterprise National Park "Šar Planina", and the Directorate for Protection and Rescue – Tetovo Regional Department.
Authorities used two drones equipped with thermal cameras, a police Bell 212 helicopter, and a rescue team from the Special Anti-terror Unit "Tigar" during the operation.
The Center for Crisis Management coordinated the search with all relevant institutions and field teams until the woman was found. Officials say she was located in the village of Gorna Lešnica and was reported to be in good condition.
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