Overview

• He survived four to five days after slipping from a makeshift shortcut path and falling from a tree around June 17
• A resident called 911 around 12:30 a.m. Saturday after hearing his faint distress calls in the woods near Suquamish
• Search teams from the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office, Washington Explorer Search and Rescue, Kitsap Search Dogs, Olympic Mountain Rescue and Suquamish Tribal Police located him around 7:00 a.m.
• North Kitsap Fire and Rescue crews transported him to St. Michael’s Medical Center for evaluation where his condition remains unclear
• The USDA Forest Service advises hikers to plan routes carefully and carry essentials including food, water, maps and survival gear to prevent disorientation