Six-year-old Vietnam boy found alive after being lost for six days in forest

The boy was found at about 20km from where he had disappeared.— Photo supplied by local residents/VNS

YEN BAI: Police in Van Yen district, in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai, reported that a six-year-old boy, who went missing in the forest, has been found alive after five days of intensive searches.

The boy, D.V.L., was discovered on Wednesday (Aug 21) afternoon by a local resident in a forest area of Lang Thip Commune, Van Yen District, about 20km from where he had disappeared.