# Mushroom picking incidents in Poland

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/mushroom-picking-incidents-in-poland
> Updated: 2026-10-04T11:47:00.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2.

Recent incidents in Poland involving mushroom pickers have required emergency interventions. In the Przywidz municipality, a 66-year-old woman was rescued after becoming trapped waist-deep in a bog. Rescuers used a ladder to extract her from the marshy terrain following an alert from her daughter.

In a separate event in the Chełm municipality, a 77-year-old man was located after losing contact with his wife while foraging. A search operation involving over 200 personnel, including police, firefighters, and Border Guard, utilized drones with thermal imaging and service dogs to find the man in a cornfield near a forest complex.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-04: Poland: 77-year-old man found safe after getting lost while mushroom picking

A 77-year-old man was found safe after a large-scale search involving over 200 police officers and thermal drones following his disappearance while mushroom picking in Chełm, Poland.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/poland-77-year-old-man-found-safe-after-getting-lost-while-mushroom-picking

### 2026-09-21: Przywidz: Woman rescued from bog during mushroom picking

A 66-year-old woman was rescued from a bog in Przywidz, Poland, after becoming trapped waist-deep while mushroom picking with her daughter.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/przywidz-woman-rescued-from-bog-during-mushroom-picking

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