A 70-year-old hiker was discovered alive and secure Wednesday morning after spending 5 days alone within the Sierra Nevada wilderness, authorities mentioned.
The Placer County Sheriff’s Workplace received a 911 textual content about 8 a.m. Wednesday from somebody stating they had been with a lacking particular person, in keeping with a sheriff’s workplace social media submit. The particular person was later recognized as 70-year-old Warren Elliott.
A California Freeway patrol helicopter picked up Elliott and took him to the command submit at Homewood Mountain Resort, officers mentioned.
“Mr. Elliott was greeted by cheers and clapping and was then reunited along with his household, which was an emotional second for everybody,” in keeping with the submit.
Elliott had gone out for a stroll on Friday round 3 p.m. in a well-recognized space however when he walked again to the tenting space in Rubicon Springs, he went the improper method, officers mentioned. He ate berries and drank from the river to maintain himself. He was discovered “in good spirits” and unhurt.
He was final seen close to Cadillac Hill and was discovered about 9 miles away at Hell Gap Reservoir, however he walked greater than that within the 5 days he was lacking, authorities mentioned.
There have been between 50 and 100 searchers — from 10 companies throughout the state — on daily basis on the lookout for Elliott, authorities mentioned. A lot of the search centered on the Rubicon path, a 22-mile route within the Sierra Nevada, west of Lake Tahoe.
Elliott had been working with others clearing trails forward of a weekend Jeep Jamboree — a guided, family-oriented journey for off-road fanatics. He was a passenger in his son’s Jeep and disappeared after leaving the group Friday.
