A mushroom hunter found dead after getting lost in Varena district

A missing mushroom picker, who was previously missing in the Varėna district, has been found dead, police say.

The Alytus County Chief Police Commissariat (AVPK) informed about the incident on Friday.

Earlier, the police announced that the man had left his home in the village of Perloja on 29 September and had not returned. It was suspected that the man had gone mushroom picking and got lost.

During the search for the man, police officers searched the forest, checked possible locations of the person in Varėna district and the city, the Alytus AVPK drone was deployed, and cynologists with service dogs were deployed.