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British 72-Year-Old Found After Three Days Missing in Thai Jungle

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A hunter found Barry Leonard Weller asleep on top of a rock formation Friday morning without any shoes.

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Three days after a 72-year-old British man was reported missing in a jungle in Northern Thailand, a hunter found him asleep on top of a rock formation Friday morning without any shoes. Barry Leonard Weller, who set out for a hike Tuesday and was beset by heavy rain, had climbed the rocks to find a way out of the jungle in the Khon Kaen province. He said of his rescue team that assisted him in getting home, “Yes, I am wonderfully happy. I have never been so happy in my life. My feet are sore, otherwise I am happy. Hot. I just admire the work these people are doing. It makes me cry. They are doing a good job.”

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