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WELCHES, Ore. – A hiker missing for almost five days near Oregon’s Mount Hood has been found alive, authorities said Thursday.
Sgt. Sean Collinson of the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said Nathan Mitchell was found by friends in the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness. He was about 400 feet off the trail, apparently unaware he was so close to it.
After spotting him from a distance, the friends signaled to a search and rescue team above them on the trail.
Mitchell was able to walk out but was weak, Collinson said. Authorities plan to interview him about what happened, but he was first taken to a hospital for an evaluation.
“He was very pale and pretty spent, so we just didn’t get a chance to find out what really happened,” Collinson said.
Mitchell, 34, a Portland attorney, had gone for a day hike Saturday in Wildwood Recreation Area near Welches. He was reported missing the next day, triggering the days-long search by rescuers and his friends.
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