Missing California hiker says he survived on creek water before being found 9 days later
A California man was planning on hiking for three hours. Instead, he spent nine days lost in California's Santa Cruz mountains.
A California man was planning on hiking for three hours. Instead, he spent nine days lost in California's Santa Cruz mountains.
After witnesses heard calls for help in a wooded era, officials found a disheveled Lukas McClish. He was shirtless, with only a flashlight and a pair of scissors, NBC affiliate KSBW of Salinas reported.
McClish, 34, had last been seen on the morning of June 11 in Boulder Creek — near Big Basin Redwoods State Park — about 14 miles north of Santa Cruz, officials have said.
He didn’t tell anyone he was going on a hike, but when he didn’t turn up for Father’s Day five days later, his family started to worry and reported him missing, KSBW reported.
McClish slept on a bed of wet leaves. He yelled for help and drank water from a creek out of his boot, eating wild berries while dreaming of a more comforting meal, he told the station.
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