The 23-year-old young skier who was missing since yesterday midday was found safe and soun, in Seli, Imathia, after a huge search operation.
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The search for the 23-year-old skier, whose traces had been lost for 24 hours in Seli, Imathia, had a happy ending.
According to information, the 23-year-old was found in a shelter in the area at the location "Prionia". It was, in fact, the last place scheduled to be investigated. A firefighter who spoke to the ERT camera said the young man was found by fire brigades.
The president of Seli, George Farsarotos, confirmed the positive news, writing on social media: "Happy ending, the lad was found unharmed. He is in good condition and has already spoken to his father on the phone."
In statements made by the head of the investigation on behalf of the Fire Brigade, he stressed, among other things, that at the point, which is located outside the limits of the ski resort, snowers and rescuers are rushing to pick up the 23-year-old.
In a phone call with the men who were looking for him, he stated that "he is in good health" and probably ended up at this point as he was disoriented.
In fact, the news was made known on television "air", where family, relatives and friends of the 23-year-old broke down to hear of the joyful development.
According to information, the young 23-year-old from Kilkis had climbed with his friends, 4-5 people from Thessaloniki, to Seli for skiing on the day of the Epiphany. The young man, who was snowboarding, at some point moved away from his friends to explore the slopes of the ski resort.
His whereabouts were lost after the closure of the center, with his friends alerting the authorities, as as time passed, their friend would not return and they were unable to contact him.
Since then, the search that continued all night and started anew today, involved 27 firefighters, forces of the 2nd and 7th EMAK, a specially trained dog, volunteers, while thermal cameras and drones were used. A search and rescue helicopter was also mobilized.
