“About 10 days he survived in the wilderness, essentially, drinking out of the creek and eating wild berries,” Boulder Creek Fire Chief Mark Bingham said. “He did have a minor inj…
Lukas McClish, missing in the woods near Boulder Creek since June 11, reunites with loved ones Thursday night after an extensive rescue effort. BOULDER CREEK — A search and rescue effort more than nine days in the making concluded near the end of the longest day of the year when emergency responders found Lukas McClish, alive, near the bottom of a remote canyon.
Family members reported McClish, 34, of Boulder Creek, missing on June 11, saying the unexplained absence was out of character. It was not until a little after 3 p.m. Thursday that multiple people reported hearing someone yelling for help between Big Basin Highway and Empire Grade, according to Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Ashley Keehn.
Then, the Sheriff’s Office and Boulder Creek Fire drone operators began winding through the woods until their speakers could pick up the sound of McClish’s voice yelling, allowing responders to put a GPS marking or ‘pin drop’ on him before choosing a closer location to launch rescue efforts, Bingham said.
State Parks Public Safety Superintendent Capt. Gabe McKenna said his agency had two rangers, one with a K9 partner, involved in Thursday’s final search.
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