Joshua McClatchy was hiking in southwest Arkansas on June 1 when he texted his mom he was lost. He was located six days later.
Searchers located Joshua McClatchy, 38, of Fort Worth, in the Ouachita National Forest after a National Guard helicopter saw his flashlight, CNN affiliate KTRK reported. He was found about 105 miles southwest of Little Rock.McClatchy's sister, Miranda Balduf, said a team of"heroic" search and rescue workers took turns carrying him out of the remote area.McClatchy was found on Friday night after searchers spotted his flashlight."He is well," Balduf said.
on Saturday, a post in a Facebook group for updates on McClatchy said."This land is anything but flat. It was spectacular seeing headlamps approach from the dark distance, and then seeing Josh's face as the strongest men and women carried him out," Balduf wrote in a post on Saturday morning after her brother was found.Rescuers put in about 21 miles to retrieve McClatchy, Balduf said.
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