Missing man found alive after spending 17 days lost in wilderness Oregon man found alive after 17 days in the woods Replay Video UP NEXT After 17 days of combing the Oregon wilderness, search and rescue teams found a missing 69-year-old man safe and sound. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office announced early Monday morning that Harry Burleigh was recuperating at an area hospital after rescuers airlifted him from the Twin Lakes area. Burleigh went fishing in the area on May 6 but didn't return home, according to investigators. Over the next two weeks, rescuers found remnants of shelters that he created while he was lost in the wilderness, and on Sunday afternoon they discovered Burleigh at one of his shelters, investigators said.MORE: Woman missing for months found alive; foraged for grass, moss to survive: Utah officials