Missing 69-year-old man found alive after 17 nights in Oregon forest

Published May 24, 2021 12:00am ET



A 69-year-old man was found Sunday afternoon in Oregon‘s Umpqua National Forest after he was reported missing for 17 nights.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said Harry Burleigh’s wife reported him missing on May 7 after he did not return from a fishing trip to Twin Lakes the day before, and search and rescue crews sifted through the forest in search of Burleigh, the sheriff’s office said in a statement.

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