Members of FUCZ searching for missing hiker David Majić, helicopter to join

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The request for assistance from the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the use of a helicopter to transport people and equipment to Mount Vran – area of Tomislavgrad municipality has been accepted, in order to help the search for the missing hiker David Majić.

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The search for the hiker, David Majić (24) from Tomislavgrad, who went missing on Mount Vran on February 3, 2016, resumed this morning (February 5, 2016) at 8:00 AM, with members of the Federal Administration for Civil Protection (FUCZ) joining, reports the Patria news agency.

Namely, on Friday, February 5, 2016, FUCZ dispatched to the Mount Vran area members of teams trained for searches, search dogs with handlers, and robotic aircraft (drones) with crews.

At the request of the Cantonal Administration for Civil Protection of Canton 10 (Livno) and the Civil Protection Service of Livno municipality, due to the large terrain area and snow cover, and since it involves saving a human life, FUCZ submitted a request to the Ministry of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the engagement of members and a helicopter of the Armed Forces of BiH.

To expedite the search for the missing person, FUCZ also requested the engagement of the Special Unit of the Federal Police Administration (Alpine Unit), which was approved, so the Special Unit of the Federal Police Administration, together with FUCZ members, set out this morning (February 5, 2016) to search for the missing hiker.

The search for David Majić from Kongora near Tomislavgrad involves members of mountain rescue services from across BiH, and the search was launched on Wednesday around 10:00 PM by members of the Mountaineering Society "Orlova stina", of which he is a member, after it was reported that he had not returned home.