A lost hiker survived eight days eating wild berries and drinking water from a river in the US state of Washington. Andrew Devers was found on a hiking trail this Sunday morning by a trail runner, the King County Sheriff’s Office announced on Twitter the same day. The man was taken by ambulance to Swedish Issaquah Hospital for a series of check-ups.
The 25-year-old American went missing on Friday, June 18 in an area popular with hikers in North Bend. The area had been combed through the last week in an attempt to locate the missing person.
KCSO is pleased to share that Andrew Devers, after 8 days, was found this morning by a trail runner near North Bend’s Middle Fork Trailhead. He survived on berries and river water. He was transported by medics for evaluation. We offer our thanks to all regional SAR volunteers. pic.twitter.com/NSu57XQ3iS
— King County Sheriff’s Office PIO (@kingcosoPIO) June 27, 2021
A call on social networks
The man was the subject of an official alert. Newsweekalso specifies that Krysteena Mann, a young woman posing as the girlfriend of the missing hiker, had published a call on Wednesday on the Facebook page reserved for notices of disappearance in Washington State. She specified the area where Andrew Devers had gone hiking as well as a physical description of his companion.
However, search operations were halted a few days before the man was discovered. “We are obviously delighted that he has been found,” said Sergeant Tim Meyer, spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, quoted by the Seattle Times. The weather conditions this week certainly helped. “
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