Current:Home > InvestCalifornia man missing for more than a week found alive in remote canyon-InfoLens
California man missing for more than a week found alive in remote canyon
View Date:2024-12-23 16:09:17
A California man was found alive more than a week after he went missing.
Lukas McClish, 34, was reported missing by his family on June 11, officials said on social media. He was last seen on foot in the Boulder Creek area of Santa Cruz, wearing all-black clothing.
At around 3 p.m. local time on Thursday, several witnesses reported "hearing someone yelling for help" near Foreman Creek, off an area highway, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office said on social media. Deputies and other officials responded to the scene and confirmed that it was McClish calling for help.
Drones were used to find McClish's exact location in a remote canyon before officials attempted to reach him on foot. State parks rangers met McClish first. Fire crews were then able to assist in bringing him to safety. Photos show officials gathered around a densely wooded area.
"There are no trails, no roads, several miles from the closest place to a road, which the closest road that we got into, we had to four-wheel drive probably a quarter of a mile in and then we couldn't go further," Boulder Creek Fire Protection District Chief Mark Bingham told local news outlet The Santa Cruz Sentinel.
McClish needed assistance to hike out of the woods, Bingham said, but he had no major injuries and has been reunited with his family, the sheriff's office said. The Boulder Creek Volunteer Fire Department said on social media that McClish had survived out in the elements for more than a week.
"About 10 days he survived in the wilderness, essentially, drinking out of the creek and eating wild berries," Bingham told the Santa Cruz Sentinel. "For the most part, he was disoriented and lost and surviving off of the land, which is pretty impressive to say what a tough individual he was or is."
- In:
- Rescue
- California
- Missing Man
Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, breaking news and issues including substance use.
TwitterveryGood! (434)
Related
- John Krasinski Reveals Wife Emily Blunt's Hilarious Response to His Sexiest Man Alive Title
- Connecticut postmaster admits to defrauding USPS through cash bribes and credit card schemes
- Brian Kelly earns $500,000 bonus with Army win that makes LSU bowl-eligible
- Millions of rural Americans rely on private wells. Few regularly test their water.
- Brian Austin Green’s Fiancée Sharna Burgess Celebrates Megan Fox’s Pregnancy News
- You're Going to Want to Read Every Last One of Kim Kardashian's Wild Sex Confessions
- The Browns' defense is real, and it's spectacular
- ACTORS STRIKE PHOTOS: See images from the 100 days film and TV actors have been picketing
- Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says next year will be his last in office; mum on his plans afterward
- Company bosses and workers grapple with the fallout of speaking up about the Israel-Hamas war
Ranking
- Trump pledged to roll back protections for transgender students. They’re flooding crisis hotlines
- Egypt-Gaza border crossing opens, letting desperately needed aid flow to Palestinians
- This $7 Leave-In Conditioner Gives Me Better Results Than Luxury Haircare Brands
- Apple supplier Foxconn subjected to tax inspections by Chinese authorities
- See Leonardo DiCaprio's Transformation From '90s Heartthrob to Esteemed Oscar Winner
- India conducts space flight test ahead of planned mission to take astronauts into space in 2025
- Synagogue president found stabbed to death outside home
- How Exactly Did Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake's Split Get So Nasty?
Recommendation
-
'Underbanked' households more likely to own crypto, FDIC report says
-
Supreme Court pauses limits on Biden administration's contact with social media firms, agrees to take up case
-
Sir Bobby Charlton, Manchester United and England soccer great, dies at 86
-
Michigan State apologizes for 'inappropriate content' after Hitler featured in scoreboard trivia
-
Texas mother sentenced to 50 years for leaving kids in dire conditions as son’s body decomposed
-
Michigan football suspends analyst Connor Stalions amid NCAA investigation of Wolverines
-
Ex-Philadelphia police officer sentenced to 15 to 40 years after guilty pleas in sex assault cases
-
Bryce Harper, Zack Wheeler power Phillies to the brink of World Series with NLCS Game 5 win