UPDATE: French tourist found after getting lost in Grenada’s rainforest

A French national who went missing after arriving in Grenada has been found.

Reports are that the 51- year-old Heyse Celine was rescued after getting lost when she entered Grand Etang Forest reserve area.

The French Honorary Consul in Grenada, Mathias Dorel, said that Celine, a passenger on the Costa Fortuna cruise ship that berthed in Grenada on Monday, had gone into the forest without a guide. 

A solo journey

He further reported that Celine took a bus to Grand Etang and asked for directions to a waterfall. However, she was unable to find the waterfall and got lost on the return.

He added that the next day, she called her daughter in France, who called the cruise line and then the police and me, and the search began.

Rescuing the tourist 

Surviving on her own for two nights in the wilderness, Celine was discovered by the police on Wednesday morning. 

When found, she had cuts, and bruises, and was exhausted. French Honorary Consul in Grenada, Mathias Dorel, expressed optimism about her recovery and shared that arrangements are being made to ensure her safe return to France by the weekend.

Police had earlier issued a missing person report in effort to locate the tourist.