Lucas McClish lost his way in the hills of California.
A man who was missing in the mountains for 10 days in California, USA has been found. According to the American news channel CNN, 34-year-old Lucas McClish went for a walk in the Santa Cruz mountains on June 11. In his desire to see the mountains, he walked for 3 hours. When he wanted to return, he lost his way in the forest.
McClish had some berries and about 4 liters of water. He survived for 10 days with this. According to the California police, on Thursday, a drone found McClish in the middle of the forest. He was found covered in mud and in a very weak condition. According to family members, they first searched for McClish around his house, but when he was not found even after 5 days on Father’s Day on June 16, they filed a missing person report with the local police.
After this, the police launched a special rescue operation of 300 people to find Lucas McClish. The police and the forest department searched 2600 square kilometers of forest with drones to find him.
McClish was found in this condition in the forest…
Lucas McClish was found Thursday after being missing in the mountains for 10 days.
McClish suffered injuries to both his hands and is being treated.
The police formed a special team of 300 people to find McClish.
The Santa Cruz Mountains spread over an area of 2,600 square kilometres, making it difficult for McClish to find them.
Cal Fire San Mateo, which helped in the rescue operation, said that McClish’s voice was heard several times in the forest, calling for help. But after some time, it would stop, which confused them. His voice echoed in the forest due to the collision of trees, which caused delay in locating him .
In an interview to American news channel ABC, McClish said that he was battling the weather in the jungle for 10 days with just a pair of pants, shoes and a hat. He said that he used to collect water with the help of his shoes and drink it. With the help of this he remained alive.
McClish , who forgot the way due to forest fire,
said that some time ago there was a forest fire, due to which he forgot the way which he knew earlier. Right now he is having problem of fatigue. There is also pain in the body. There are injuries on both hands and shoulder. Now he will not go to the forest for some time. He told that I have walked enough in the forest to last for a year.
