A 66-year-old resident of Akdeniz village in Northern Cyprus, Mehmet Tandöveroğlu, was found alive on Tuesday, 27 October, following an extensive search and rescue operation.
According to the Civil Defence Organisation, a missing person report was received at 10:30 a.m., prompting the immediate deployment of search and rescue teams to the area. Two drones from the organisation's inventory were used to carry out a wide-area aerial sweep of the terrain.
Tandöveroğlu was located in a wooded area at the Kırmızıgil Farmlands site. He was conscious but in a faint condition when found. In addition to Civil Defence personnel, police officers, Lapta (LAÇ) Municipality staff and local residents all contributed to the search effort.
The operation was concluded following the successful rescue of Tandöveroğlu.
