On August 27, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. Two berry pickers have been rescued in the Gorodok district, the Vitebsk Regional Emergency Management Department informed BELTA correspondent. Late in the evening on August 25, the Crisis Management Centre of the Gorodok District Department of Emergency Management received a report from a 29-year-old man stating that he and his mother, born in 1947, who had gone to the forest to pick berries, got lost around 10:00 AM in the area of Verechye village and could not find their way home on their own. Search groups from the Gorodok District Department of Emergency Management (2 people, 1 vehicle) and the Gorodok District Department of Internal Affairs (5 people and 1 vehicle) were dispatched to the presumed location of the lost individuals. Search operations were conducted between the villages of Verechye and Zaguzye; communication with the berry pickers was not maintained. The pensioner and her son were found within five hours. Their condition was satisfactory, and they did not require hospitalisation. The Ministry of Emergency Situations reminded that when going to the forest, it is necessary to take care of one's own safety and strictly adhere to the rules of conduct in the forest. For instance, one should inform relatives and friends about their trip in advance, take a charged mobile phone, water, matches, a raincoat, a whistle, and wear a brightly coloured jacket when going to the forest. -0-

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