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) LIVE UPDATES: 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.