Police in the Akmola Region have located an 86-year-old resident of the village of Shantobe in the Sandyktau District who went missing after driving his own car. It turned out that his vehicle had gone into a ditch, and the elderly man was unable to get out on his own, the website infohub.kz reports.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the pensioner lived alone and had set out in his VAZ-2107. While driving, the vehicle ended up in a ditch. The elderly man could not get out on his own or inform his relatives of what had happened.
The relatives raised the alarm the next day when the pensioner stopped responding. They reported his disappearance to the Sandyktau District police department.
Police officers and the missing man's relatives joined the search. Law enforcement officers reviewed surveillance camera footage, reconstructed the pensioner's route, and organized further search efforts.
That same day, the car was found in a ditch. The pensioner was inside. Fortunately, the man was found and handed over to his relatives.