Paphos Life

A search is underway for a group of scouts who have gone missing in the Troodos Mountains, philenews reports.

The scouts, aged 12 and over, left Troodos in the afternoon heading to Kakopetria on foot on a nature trail.

Police, helped by volunteers are looking for them.

Police spokesman Andreas Angelides told CyBC that a full scale operation is underway and that contact had been made with the group.

He said that there were 17 scouts and four scout leaders in the group.

They set off in the afternoon for Troodos, headed for Ayios Nicolaos tis Stegis, he added.

The spokesman said the the terrain was rough, and conditions were difficult because night has fallen and the low temperatures.
https://in-cyprus.com/search-underway-f ... mountains/

Updated: Missing scouts found; all in good health

A group of scouts who has gone missing in the Troodos Mountains earlier on Saturday have been found and are in good health, philenews reports.

The group — 17 scouts and four scout leaders were tracked down with the use of GPS after an operation involving police, the fire service and volunteers.

All are in good health and are heading for their overnight accommodation, it said.

The group had left Troodos in the afternoon heading to Kakopetria on foot on a nature trail.

Earlier police spokesman Andreas Angelides told CyBC that a full scale operation was underway and that contact had been made with the group.

They had set off in the afternoon for Troodos, headed for Ayios Nicolaos tis Stegis, he added.

The spokesman said the the terrain was rough, and conditions were difficult because night has fallen and the low temperatures.

But he said that volunteers well acquainted with the area were assisting the search.


https://in-cyprus.com/search-underway-f ... mountains/

Thank you for the update - fantastic news!

That's good news! Thank heavens for that...

Hallelujah!! Started reading this post with great trepidation, but so happy to see the outcome. Great news!