An Arkansas hiker missing for nearly a week in the woods couldn't wait to take his first gulps of clean water when he was located by rescuers, he said soon after he was found.
An Arkansas hiker missing for nearly a week in the woods couldn't wait to take his first gulps of clean water when he was located by rescuers, he said soon after he was found.
On Friday night, search-and-rescue crews had a window of good weather to send a National Guard helicopter equipped with infrared technology to locate McClatchy, said Polk County Sheriff Scott Sawyer. McClatchy was severely dehydrated but otherwise in good shape, Sawyer said. Water was the first thing McClatchy requested upon being located, the Texas native told ABC Dallas affiliate WFAA in a phone interview on Saturday.
He had protein bars and bottled water with him when he set off, but it is unclear how much he consumed before he got lost, his family said. He also had a filter straw that could help him drink potentially unclean water.
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