September 12, 2019
An Italian man has been missing in the woods of Vojsko, Idrija municipality, since early afternoon Wednesday.
According to the Nova Gorica Police administration, the 74 year-old and his two friends parked a car near Vojsko and then headed into the woods in separate directions to search for mushrooms. Later the missing Italian called his friends and told them on the phone that he fell and couldn't walk. He also told them that he had lost orientation and couldn't tell them where he was.
A search party gathered at about 18:00 Wednesday under the leadership of Idrija police station, which includes several local firefighting groups, Tolmin mountain rescue service and a drone. Meanwhile the man's phone went silent.
The search is still ongoing as of writing. If you have any information about this, please contact the police on (05) 372 48 00, or 113.
