A Washington state hiker survived nearly a week in the woods after getting lost during a “shortcut” and falling from a tree.
Early Saturday morning, around 12:30 a.m., authorities were alerted by a 911 caller who reported hearing someone crying for help from the Suquamish woods, according to the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office in a Facebook post.
When a sheriff’s deputy arrived, he heard “a faint, distressful voice coming from the woods saying he had fallen from a tree,” the department said.
Search crews carried the hiker, who had been missing for up to five days, out of the woods on a stretcher. (Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office)
The man also revealed he had been lost for four to five days after trying to take a shortcut through the woods, according to KCSO.
A Suquamish tribe member heard the missing hiker’s cries and called 911, prompting a search and rescue operation from local authorities. (Google Maps)
Authorities transported the hiker to a local medical center for evaluation and treatment. An update regarding his condition as of Wednesday was not immediately available.
