ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — A fisherman missing for more than two weeks in the wilderness of southwestern Oregon has been found alive. The Douglas County Sheriff’s office said search and rescue crews found 69-year-old Harry Burleigh in the Umpqua National Forest Sunday afternoon. KOIN reports Burleigh’s wife reported him missing on Friday, May 7, after he didn’t return from a fishing trip to Twin Lakes the day before. Authorities had been combing the forest for Burleigh and had found his vehicle May 8 at a trailhead. At about 3 p.m. on Sunday, authorities said Burleigh found was walking and complaining of minor pain, but he was in stable condition. A helicopter transported him to a hospital for an evaluation.
Search finds man in Oregon woods after more than 2 weeks
