Chinese Drilling Worker Disappears in Southwestern Iran

An oil well drilling worker has disappeared since Saturday in the mountains of the oil-rich city of Masjed Soleyman in southwest of Iran, and search operations are underway to find him.

A 45-year-old Chinese worker named Cheng Chang Chun has gone missing in the mountains of Masjed Soleyman since Saturday, according to a Farsi report by ILNA.

Apparently, the worker, after completing his work, decided to walk to his resting place with no colleague accompanying him. In his last telephone conversation with one his colleagues Saturday noon, he announced that he had lost his way in the mountains.

Search operations to find this Chinese worker has been underway in the mountains of Masjed Soleyman using choppers and dogs since Saturday night.

Iran’s Khuzestan Province Red Crescent Society officials say search operations to find the missing worker are underway in Tolbozan District of Masjed Soleyman County through air and ground.

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