Missing Man, 73, Found Alive Near Nice After Four Days
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Christian Chaude is 73 years old. He has Alzheimer's disease. This means he can forget things easily.
Christian went missing near Nice, in France. He was lost for four days.
People looked for him in the hills. This area is called the backcountry.
Rescuers found Christian alive. He was found because of his flip-flops. His family said it was a hard time. They called it an emotional rollercoaster.
The village where he was found is called Falicon. Christian's family are very happy now.
This story shows how important search teams are. It also shows why family members must be careful with people who have memory problems.
Vocabulary15 words
- Alzheimer's disease
- a sickness that makes people forget things
- backcountry
- wild land far from towns
- flip-flops
- simple shoes for summer
- rollercoaster
- something with big ups and downs
- search teams
- groups of people who look for someone lost
- rescue
- to save someone from danger
- missing
- not able to be found
- memory
- the ability to remember things
- emotional
- about strong feelings
- village
- a small town
- found
- seen or located after searching
- hills
- small mountains
- family
- people related to you
- alive
- not dead
- France
- a country in Europe
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1. 73 2. Alzheimer's disease 3. Four
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Christian Chaude is 73 years old. He has _____ disease. This means he can forget things easily.
Christian went missing near Nice, in France. He was lost for _____ days.
People looked for him in the hills. This area is called the _____.
Rescuers found Christian alive. He was found because of his _____. His family said it was a hard time. They called it an emotional _____.
The village where he was found is called _____. Christian's family are very happy now.
This story shows how important search teams are. It also shows why family members must be careful with people who have _____ problems.
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