Eleven
American
exchange
____________________
who
became
lost
in
the
jungle
near
Huay
Tueng
Thao
reservoir
in
Chiang
Mai
on
Wednesday
were
found
by
rescuers
at
around
____________________
and
led
to
safety
.
The
rescue
operation
began
shortly
after
7pm
on
____________________
when
one
of
the
students
used
a
mobile
phone
to
call
____________________
tourist
police
,
said
Col
Supakon
Rueansati
,
manager
of
the
office
for
____________________
promotion
of
the
reservoir
,
a
popular
recreation
area
for
locals
and
visitors
in
Mae
Rim
district
.
A
team
consisting
of
____________________
,
rescuers
and
staff
of
the
Doi
Suthep
-
Pui
National
Park
,
found
the
lost
students
at
Pha
Nok
cliff
,
above
Tat
Mok
____________________
,
using
the
GPS
location
of
the
phone
used
to
contact
the
police
,
he
said
.
The
rescue
team
had
to
____________________
on
foot
for
800m
after
travelling
in
a
pickup
truck
with
four
-
wheel
drive
for
4
____________________
to
the
nearest
possible
spot
,
he
said
.
The
students
-
one
____________________
and
10
females
,
aged
18
-
22
years
-
gave
a
big
round
of
applause
when
they
saw
the
rescue
____________________
arrive
at
the
80
-
metre
-
high
cliff
and
embraced
them
in
appreciation
,
he
said
.
Some
cried
with
joy
.
The
students
told
the
rescuers
they
were
here
on
a
six
-
week
____________________
programme
with
Chiang
Mai
University's
faculty
of
____________________
.
They
hired
a
songthaew
taxi
from
the
university
to
Huay
Tueng
Thao
and
began
____________________
into
the
jungle
at
2pm
,
heading
for
Tat
Mok
waterfall
.
They
became
lost
and
then
night
fell
.
Stranded
in
the
dark
,
they
decided
to
call
the
____________________
for
help
.
Fortunately
for
them
,
they
were
not
out
of
range
of
mobile
phone
signals
.
The
reservoir
____________________
closes
at
6pm
and
the
cliff
area
where
the
students
were
found
is
not
safe
for
visitors
who
are
not
familiar
with
the
area
,
____________________
at
night
.
They
were
told
to
stay
put
until
they
were
rescued
,
Col
Supakon
said
.
The
young
Americans
had
entered
the
____________________
without
informing
the
tourist
relations
staff
at
the
reservoir
office
,
which
was
why
staff
were
not
aware
they
were
____________________
when
they
checked
to
ensure
all
____________________
had
left
when
the
reservoir
was
closed
for
the
night
,
he
said
.
