Thai mother with dementia is found EIGHT MONTHS after walking 400 MILES to China

The Great Walk of China: Thai mother with dementia is found EIGHT MONTHS after setting off to see her nearby son and walking 400 MILES away to China Kaeomanee Arjaw, 59, left her home in the province of Chiang Rai on June 12  She was found in January carrying her Thai identity card in Kunming, China Kaeomanee told officials she had gone to see her son and then 'kept walking' 

By Miranda Aldersley For Mailonline and Afp

Published: 11:15 GMT, 15 February 2019 | Updated: 11:16 GMT, 15 February 2019

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A 59-year-old Thai woman with dementia has returned home after leaving her house eight months ago to see her son nearby, and accidentally walking 400 miles to China.

Kaeomanee Arjaw was reported missing on June 12 from her house in the Thai province of Chiang Rai, part of the mountainous 'Golden Triangle' zone which borders Laos and Myanmar.

She was found in late January in the southern Chinese city of Kunming carrying a Thai identity card, helping officials swiftly contact the local consulate.

Kaeomanee Arjaw, (centre), greets Thai Immigration Police upon arriving home in Chiang Rai after walking 400 miles to China

Kaeomanee Arjaw, (centre), greets Thai Immigration

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