# Search and rescue operations for missing seniors in Poland

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/search-and-rescue-operations-for-missing-seniors-in-poland
> Updated: 2026-10-19T07:45:13.000Z. Sources: 6. Developments: 2.

Search and rescue operations in Poland have successfully located elderly individuals reported missing in separate incidents.

In Siemiatycze County, emergency responders including police, firefighters, and specialists utilized drones, tracking dogs, and thermal imaging to find an 83-year-old woman in a forest and an 86-year-old man who had gone missing while mushroom picking. Both individuals were located alive and received medical attention.

In the Podkarpackie region, a search involving over 100 participants, including specialized rescue groups and drones, located a 77-year-old man in the town of Nowa Wieś. He was found in good health and returned to his family.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-19: Podkarpackie: Search teams find missing 77-year-old man

A 77-year-old man was found safe in Nowa Wieś after a large-scale search operation involving over 100 police officers, firefighters, and rescue dogs in the Podkarpackie region.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/podkarpackie-search-teams-find-missing-77-year-old-man

### 2026-09-22: Siemiatycze County rescue operations locate two missing seniors

Emergency services in Poland successfully located two missing seniors using drones, dogs, and thermal imaging after separate disappearance incidents in the Siemiatycze region.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/siemiatycze-county-rescue-operations-locate-two-missing-seniors

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