A missing pensioner was found alive after spending the night in a Thai jungle.
Jacques Paul Alfred Moriceau, 72, had visited the French Consulate in Chiang Mai province on February 24 but became lost on his way home from the errand.
Concerned relatives called the tourist police after he failed to return home that day.
Officers were able to trace the pensioner's route and soon found his phone and vehicle, which was empty of fuel, in the province's Doi Tao district.
However, the pensioner was nowhere in sight.
Police launched a desperate search operation that lasted until late in the evening.
At least 200 locals helped by combing the area for the missing foreigner.
They also deployed an infrared drone that was equipped with a thermal scanner to aid the search.
A fatigued Jacques was finally found early morning the next day, resting at an abandoned temple an hour's walk away from Doi Tao Lake.
The pensioner had trekked through a difficult mountain road before finding a place to stay for the night.
Jacques had reportedly suffered a bout of Alzheimer's disease and forgot his way home in Hang Dong district.
He allegedly drove until he ran out of fuel and started to wander around after.
He said: "I've been living in Thailand for 10 years now.
"On the day I visited the consulate, I suffered symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and lost my way home.
"I drove around 100 kilometres, got stuck in a pothole, and ran out of battery.
"I started walking around hoping to find help, but I got lost in the jungle."
Jacques was sent to a nearby hospital to recover and have check-ups before being released.
