Autisitic Hiker Found Alive in W.Va.
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An autistic hiker lost in the Dolly Sods Wilderness area for four days has been found alive and reunited with his family, a spokesman for the search effort said Thursday afternoon. The spokesman, Chris Stadelman, provided no details on Jacob Allen's condition or how the 18-year-old was found. A news conference was planned for Thursday evening. I had not heard about this,Where were the news crews?? Thank God he is ok, the weather has not been cold around here but it has been dry. im glad he is ok and home safe thank you for posting...it's nice that this story has a happy ending.The news story was on abcnews.com,I was looking up that really bad virus that is affecting all types of children and i came across this story.. i am happy everything is ok with him.. Here is more of the story.. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An autistic 18-year-old lost in the wilderness for four days was found alive Thursday, weak but apparently fine, and reunited with his family, searchers said. "To the best of our knowledge, he was just hungry and thirsty and fatigued," Jim Renau, one of the nine searchers who found Jacob Allen, said at a news conference at the command post near Davis, about 90 miles south of Pittsburgh. Allen, who wandered away from his parents while hiking Sunday, was found lying in a clearing about a mile from where his hat was found Monday. Rescuers fed him candy bars and peanut butter sandwiches and tried to walk him out of the wooded Dolly Sods Wilderness Area, part of the Monongahela National Forest. When he became too tired, they carried him out on a litter, Renau said. "The family is all together," search group spokesman Chris Stadelman said. "As soon as they heard the report he was alive and doing fairly well, they gathered in a prayer circle." The Inter-Mountain newspaper reported that Allen was taken to Davis Memorial Hospital, but a spokeswoman for the hospital declined to comment. "I think the whole state's relieved," said Lara Ramsburg, spokeswoman for Gov. Joe Manchin, who visited the Allen family Wednesday night. "We're all relieved for him and his family." Allen wandered away from his parents Sunday afternoon. Hundreds of volunteers and trained professionals had been combing the woods, calling for him to come to them for candy bars, ice cream and other food. Allen had no food or water with him, but Stadelman had said there were natural water sources in the search area, which consists of about 10 square miles of often steep and brush-covered terrain. Overnight temperatures dropped to as low as 38 degrees on the nights Allen was missing. He was wearing hiking boots, a long-sleeved T-shirt, a wind jacket and wind pants. danyell782 Do You live near the Charleston area? And thanks for posting this I was wondering, my mom told me bout it but I hadnt heard anymore after that. Im very happy they found him. [QUOTE=dreamy]danyell782 Do You live near the Charleston area? And thanks for posting this I was wondering, my mom told me bout it but I hadnt heard anymore after that. Im very happy they found him. [/QUOTE] Dreamy, No i actually live in New Jersey.. i just came across this on the news website.. So i wanted to share with all of you..  I'm so relieved! Thanks for sharing the good news. |
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