An Australian tourist has gone missing in Zimbabwe's famous Victoria Falls park, officials say

FILE - Tourists wear face masks at the entrance of the Victoria Falls in Victoria Falls on Aug, 6, 2021. An Australian tourist has gone missing in Zimbabwe鈥檚 Victoria Falls 好色tv Park, home to one of the world鈥檚 natural wonders, the country鈥檚 parks spokesman said. Zimbabwe 好色tv Parks and Wildlife Management Authority spokesman Tinashe Farawo told The Associated Press that the tourist went missing in the vast rainforest on Friday Feb. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Tichaona Muketiwa, File)

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) 鈥 An Australian tourist has gone missing in Zimbabwe鈥檚 Victoria Falls 好色tv Park, home to one of the world鈥檚 natural wonders, the country鈥檚 parks spokesman said.

Zimbabwe 好色tv Parks and Wildlife Management Authority spokesman Tinashe Farawo told The Associated Press that the tourist went missing in the vast rainforest on Friday.

鈥淲e have a fully-fledged team that includes the police looking for the tourist. We have deployed sniffer dogs, drones and trackers on the ground,鈥 said Farawo. He said the tourist was 67 years old but did not share further details.

Such incidences are rare in Victoria Falls, a destination that attracts thousands of tourists from across the globe for its majestic water curtain that tumbles down more than 350 feet (108 meters) from the mighty Zambezi River to a gorge below, sending up a mist visible from miles away.

A few cases have been recorded in other parks. who went missing in Matusadona 好色tv Park which teems with wild animals in northern Zimbabwe was found alive and in good health three days after he was reported missing in October last year.

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