Anxiety continues over the fate of the 60-year-old Turkish Cypriot, who went missing on Thursday (Nov. 12) in the Paphos Forest, where he reportedly had gone to pick mushrooms. Despite extensive searches by the authorities, the man remains missing.
The man is Akkan Coșkun, 60, who, according to a police statement, went missing in the “Konizi” area of the Valley of the Cedars. Authorities are appealing to the public for any information that might help locate him.
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It is recalled that the 60-year-old was part of a group of three people who had gone to the Paphos Forest to pick mushrooms. Following their disappearance, a large-scale search operation was launched at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday by the Forestry Department, the Game and Wildlife Service, and the Police, with authorities managing to locate two of the three missing persons.
As Glafkos Kyriakou, spokesperson for the Forestry Department, told AlphaNews.Live, the search efforts had focused on the Roudia Valley, an “extremely rugged and inaccessible area,” which is also home to the so-called “Black Cliffs.” A special drone from the Forestry Department, equipped with a thermal camera, was also deployed in the operation, and the search continued throughout the night.
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According to the description released by the police, the 60-year-old is of sturdy build, approximately 1.84 meters tall, with short white hair and a thick white beard. At the time of his disappearance, he was wearing a white T-shirt, a thick plaid shirt in shades of purple, black, and white, light-colored jeans, and low-top boots.
The police are asking anyone with information that could help locate him to contact the Kampos Police Station at 22820956, the nearest police station, or the Citizen’s Hotline at 1460.
See the report from Paphos by correspondent Kostas Nanos
