(POULSBO, Wash.) — A Washington state man who was “stuck in the woods for days” after falling from a tree was rescued and is now recovering, according to the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office.
The man was found on Saturday in Poulsbo, Washington — located in the Puget Sound region — after someone nearby called 911 when they heard a “voice in the woods calling for help,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
When a deputy arrived on the scene, he could hear a “faint, distressful voice” of a man saying “he had fallen from a tree,” the sheriff’s office said.
Officials and canines began a search and rescue operation, and after “combing through the area,” they were able to locate the man at approximately 7 a.m. on Saturday, the sheriff’s office said.
Once rescued, the man told authorities he had been lost for four to five days “while trying to take a shortcut through the woods,” officials said.
He was taken to St. Michael’s Medical Center for evaluation and treatment, officials said.
The man’s status as of Tuesday remains unclear.
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