A 34-year-old from California actually just wanted to go for a short hike – because he got lost, Lukas McClish ended up hiking alone through the wilderness for ten days. He survived by eating wild berries and drinking water from his boot.
“I didn’t have anything with me because I thought I was just going to take a three-hour walk and then go to work,” the hiker told local media of his ordeal. Since it was only going to be a short trip on June 11, he didn’t tell anyone where he wanted to go. When he failed to show up at a meeting, his family raised the alarm on June 16. He only had a flashlight and a pair of folding scissors.
Hiker dreamed of “burrito and taco bowl”
A serious mistake that almost proved to be the 34-year-old’s downfall. Because McClish was lost in the wilderness. The battle for his survival would last nine nights and ten days. An unusual motivation drove him not to give up: “I want a burrito and a taco bowl – I thought about that every day, then after the first five days I realized I might be overwhelmed.”
You can see what McClish looked like after his rescue in this post:
Drones tracked down missing people
He found a companion in the wilderness. “A mountain lion followed me, but that was cool. He kept his distance. I think it was just someone looking out for me,” the hiker said. He repeatedly shouted for help – last Thursday these cries were finally heard by several witnesses. Drones were sent into the air to find the missing man.
After his rescue, the hiker gave an interview:
Rescuer: ‘That shows what a tough person he is’
Rescuers eventually set out on foot to reach the 34-year-old. “There are no paths there, no roads. “The location is several miles from the nearest road,” said Fire Chief Mark Bingham, explaining the difficulties encountered during the operation to the Santa Cruz Sentinel. “He was largely disoriented and lost and living off nature, which is quite impressive and shows what a tough person he is,” Bingham paid tribute to the walker.
“I’ve walked enough for the rest of the year.”
“Every day I would go up a canyon and down another canyon to the nearest waterfall, sit there and drink water from my boot,” McClish said of his routine during his odyssey. After his rescue, he said he wouldn’t be hiking anytime soon: “I’ve probably done enough hiking for the rest of the year.”
Source: Krone
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