Current:Home > ScamsA man went missing in a Washington national park on July 31. He was just found alive. -SovereignWealth
A man went missing in a Washington national park on July 31. He was just found alive.
View
Date:2025-04-13 03:41:50
A trail crew found a missing hiker in the North Cascades National Park in Washington a month after his disappearance, officials said Thursday, and the man's rescuers say he may not have had another day in him.
Officials reported 39-year-old Robert Schock a missing person days after he was last seen at the park on July 31, according to the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office. Witnesses saw the hiker near the area's Chilliwack River without any overnight supplies.
On Aug. 30, Schock was found "alive and well" in the park's Chilliwack Basin, the sheriff's office said in a statement Thursday. But the trail crew responsible for his rescue and his mother paint a more dire picture of Schock's state.
Schock’s mother, Jan Thompson, told the Cascadia Daily News that her son was weak and malnourished.
“He’s in a lot of pain and he isn’t speaking very well, but he’s coherent and seemed in pretty high spirits,” Thompson told the outlet from her home in North Carolina. “I didn’t push him too much.”
Start your day informed. Sign up for USA TODAY's Daily Briefing newsletter.
Schock's dog found when he went missing
Concerns surrounding Schock's disappearance began on Aug. 3 when an abandoned vehicle and his dog were found 8 miles from the hiking trail, the sheriff's office said.
Deputies found the vehicle with the windows rolled down and Schock's wallet on the dashboard. Several ground and air searches in the remote area were conducted through Aug.16 but no clues were uncovered until his discovery last week.
Thompson told the Cascadia Daily News that her son was found by a crew with the Pacific Northwest Trail Association, which was working in the field when they heard Schock yelling for help.
The National Park Service did not immediately respond to USA TODAY's request for further details.
Schock 'only had another day left in him'
Jeff Kish, executive director of the Pacific Northwest Trail Association, wrote on Facebook that Schock was "found alive, but not well."
"It is the belief of those who came to be involved in the rescue that Robert may have only had another day left in him before the outcome of his discovery would have been much more tragic," Kish wrote.
Kish said that Schock reported that he had been immobile and stuck in one spot for two weeks.
"His situation was dire," Kish said. "I won’t provide most of the details that I learned about his condition today, because I think the only appropriate person to decide whether those details should be shared publicly is Robert himself."
veryGood! (812)
Related
- Nevada attorney general revives 2020 fake electors case
- Tunnel flooding under the River Thames strands hundreds of travelers in Paris and London
- German officials detain a fifth suspect in connection with a threat to attack Cologne Cathedral
- Golden Knights dress as Elvis, Kraken go fishing for Winter Classic outfits
- In ‘Nickel Boys,’ striving for a new way to see
- Basdeo Panday, Trinidad and Tobago’s first prime minister of Indian descent, dies
- Washington vs. Michigan: Odds and how to watch 2024 CFP National Championship
- Hail and Farewell: A tribute to those we lost in 2023
- A South Texas lawmaker’s 15
- Anderson Cooper's Giggle Fit Steals the Show After Andy Cohen's Sex Confession on New Year's Eve
Ranking
- Opinion: Gianni Infantino, FIFA sell souls and 2034 World Cup for Saudi Arabia's billions
- Rose Bowl expert predictions as Alabama and Michigan meet in College Football Playoff
- Bangladesh court sentences Nobel laureate Yunus to 6 months in jail. He denies violating labor laws
- 2024 Winter Classic winners and losers: Joey Daccord makes history, Vegas slide continues
- Appeals court scraps Nasdaq boardroom diversity rules in latest DEI setback
- Somalia dismisses Ethiopia-Somaliland coastline deal, says it compromises sovereignty
- The Endangered Species Act at 50: The most dazzling and impactful environmental feat of all time
- Carrie Bernans, stuntwoman in 'The Color Purple,' hospitalized after NYC hit-and-run
Recommendation
DeepSeek: Did a little known Chinese startup cause a 'Sputnik moment' for AI?
Finland and Sweden set this winter’s cold records as temperature plummets below minus 40
Israel moving thousands of troops out of Gaza, but expects prolonged fighting with Hamas
After 180 years, a small daily newspaper in the US Virgin Islands says it is closing
The Super Bowl could end in a 'three
Planning to retire in 2024? 3 things you should know about taxes
What restaurants are open New Year's Day 2024? Details on McDonald's, Starbucks, Chick-fil-A
'Wonka' nabs final No. 1 of 2023, 'The Color Purple' gets strong start at box office