A resident of coastal town Lüderitz was recently found by a police helicopter after surviving five days without food in the remote Sperrgebiet National Park in Namibia.
Andries Niklaaste, who is an employee of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, said he had dropped off fellow workers at the camp last Friday morning and returned to Lüderitz with intention to refuel his vehicle.
Niklaaste said while driving back to the camp site, the vehicle's headlights started turning off after he had switched them on when it became dark. It forced him to drive without headlights, and he eventually lost direction. The matters turned worse when his vehicle got stuck in the dunes as he drove into a hole due to darkness.
He managed to climb a dune hilltop and phoned one of his colleagues at Lüderitz asking for help. The colleague then informed the local police that Niklaaste had gone missing.
Police reported that Niklaaste's colleagues already started to search for him but to no avail.
Subsequently the police launched a search with a helicopter, and found Niklaaste a day later while he was struggling to climb the dune hilltop again to find cellphone network.
Andries Niklaaste, who is an employee of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, said he had dropped off fellow workers at the camp last Friday morning and returned to Lüderitz with intention to refuel his vehicle.
Niklaaste said while driving back to the camp site, the vehicle's headlights started turning off after he had switched them on when it became dark. It forced him to drive without headlights, and he eventually lost direction. The matters turned worse when his vehicle got stuck in the dunes as he drove into a hole due to darkness.
He managed to climb a dune hilltop and phoned one of his colleagues at Lüderitz asking for help. The colleague then informed the local police that Niklaaste had gone missing.
Police reported that Niklaaste's colleagues already started to search for him but to no avail.
Subsequently the police launched a search with a helicopter, and found Niklaaste a day later while he was struggling to climb the dune hilltop again to find cellphone network.
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