‘Missing’ Chinese man walks for 6 days in mountains to forget ex, triggers huge search
Upset at splitting with girlfriend, man leaves mobile phone in flat, goes to mountains, leaves family and friends bereft for days
A lovelorn young Chinese man has shocked social media after he spent six days wandering in the wilderness, often without food or water or a mobile phone, all in an attempt to forget his ex-girlfriend.
Police in Yuhang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province in southeastern China received a call from a man in Changsha, Hunan province, reporting that his younger brother, identified as Xiaolin, had been out of contact for three days while working alone in Hangzhou.
He said he last heard from Xiaolin on June 19, prompting officers to visit his flat to investigate.
They found the flat empty, with his mobile phone left behind.
Surveillance footage showed that Xiaolin had left his rented flat on foot on the afternoon of June 20, and his last known location was in the Dalang Mountain area around 1am the next morning.
Yuhang police mobilised more than 100 officers and local residents to search the area.