A man from Phu Yen Province, south-central Vietnam has been missing for over a month after he went to a local forest to look for agarwood.
Nguyen The Xuan, 65, hailing from Son Thanh Dong Commune, Tay Hoa District, lost contact with his family on April 8, Do Van Cap, the district chairman, confirmed on Monday.
On April 8, Xuan and three other people headed to a forest in My Lam Village, Hoa Thinh Commune to collect some fruits.
However, the man later separated from the group and said he would look for agarwood.
The other three people later returned home, while Xuan went missing.
A local resident recalled meeting Xuan in the forest when he was lost.
This person showed Xuan the way to a path leading to the village, but it is unclear why Xuan did not make it back home, chairman Cap elaborated.
Competent authorities exerted their best efforts to look for the man over the past days, but he is still nowhere to be found, the official added.
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