A missing US fisherman has been found alive after spending 17 nights in the Oregon wilderness, according to police.
Harry Burleigh, from Roseburg, Oregon, was reported missing the evening of May 7 by his wife, Stacy, after he failed to return home from a camping trip in the Toketee area.
Mr Burleigh was originally due to arrive home the day before, according to a May 9 news release from the Douglas County Sheriff s Office.
A missing US fisherman has been found alive after spending 17 nights in the Oregon wilderness, according to police.(Douglas County Sheriffs Office / CNN)
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Douglas County Search and Rescue found Mr Burleigh s vehicle near a lower trailhead that leads into Twin Lakes on May 8 and determined the fisherman may have tried to walk to Twin Lakes to fish before heading home, according to a previous news release.
Harry Burleigh, 69, was found alive in the Twin Lakes area, Oregon, on Sunday
He had been missing 17 days after he got lost hiking while on a camping trip
Rescuers had left notes and food parcels for the missing man during the search
His wife Stacy said it was the best of news and pretty miraculous after so long
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A Hiker that had missing for 17 nights has been found alive
After 17 nights in the wilderness, police say that 69 year-old Harry Burleigh has been found alive and rescued by Search and Rescue crews who never gave up.
Posted: May 23, 2021 10:34 PM
Posted By: Brett Taylor
IDLEYLD PARK, Ore. After 17 nights in the wilderness, police say that 69 year-old Harry Burleigh has been found alive and rescued by Search and Rescue crews who never gave up.
On Sunday, May 23, 2021, Douglas County Search and Rescue conducted another mission in the area of Calf Creek after Burleigh s fishing gear was found last weekend. Additional SAR resources were called in from Jackson County, Lake County and Siskiyou County (CA) for Sunday s efforts.