Lithuanian pensioner accidently wanders into Belarus, gets a ride back
8
Lithuanian-Belarusian border (associative image) / E. Genys/LRT
An 82-year-old Lithuanian man accidentally wandered into Belarus. He was reported missing by his family in a borderland village and discovered the following day by Belarusian border guards.
The man from the village of Jankūnai in Lithuania s south-eastern Šalčininkai District was reported missing on Saturday night.
According to Lithuanian State Border Guard Service (VSAT) spokesman Giedrius Mišutis, 11 border guards and four police officers started the man s search after being notified by his wife. Two service dogs were also used to locate his whereabouts.