24-year-old motorcyclist Zachary DeMoss was discovered alive and 'in bad shape' five days after he vanished off a mountain highway in Idaho
Brenton Blanchet is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Brenton's work has previously appeared in Billboard, Pigeons & Planes and Complex.revealed last week that Zachary DeMoss — a then-missing 24-year-old man — was discovered on Aug. 16 around the local Lost Creek Campground, near milepost 136 on Highway 12., DeMoss was reported missing to authorities on Aug.
. Per the AP, DeMoss was riding a 2000 Kawasaki Vulcan on Aug. 11 alongside two other people, who later saw his motorcycle parked on the side of the highway. Commons then used a Garmin Inreach device to alert authorities, per KTVB. “Zach was tough enough to hold out for five days on that mountain while he saw people walking by,” Commons said. “He tried to holler at them and they didn’t hear.”to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
"It's like he was shaken like a rag doll," his mother wrote in a recent update. "Rehab is going to be long term for now. He is healing so keep praying it's working."89-Year-Old Hiker Found Safe After Nearly 10 Days Alone in Idaho Wilderness: 'Extraordinary Outcome'
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