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Hunters became separated, one did not come out
Pagers
went off about 9:00pm on Monday evening with the
report of a 75 year old man who failed to return
to his vehicle. He and a partner were gem hunting
in the hills south of Anza. Feeling fatigued, the
subject decided to return to the vehicle earlier
than his partner. When the partner did return,
the subject was nowhere to be found. RMRU along
with other search teams, responded. Teams combed
the rugged terrain throughout the night,
eventually locating the subject at dawn. He
apparently had hiked too far south of his
intended route and was naturally drawn into a
ravine. Too exhausted to continue he sat down to
wait out the night. Although he could hear
searchers calls from early on in the
search...he did not have the strength or volume
to answer. Although cold, tired, and thirsty, the
subject was in otherwise good shape.
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