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75-year-old guy overlooking for 4 days discovered alive by K-9 in Maine bog

.7/15: CBS Morning Headlines.20:39.
A 75-year-old guy that had actually been actually overlooking for 4 days after falling off a ledge was actually discovered in a bog through a video game warden and also his K-9, Maine representatives said.Michael Altmaier of New Sharon, Maine, had certainly not been actually seen since last Monday, when he left his home for an appointment in Weld, a small town in the southwest aspect of the condition, the Maine Division of Inland Fisheries &amp Wild animals claimed on social networks. His cars and truck was actually later on found by park workers at the Mount Blue Condition Park Scenic Overlook in Weld.Maine Warden Solution started hunting for Altmaier on Friday early morning, and at regarding 3:45 p.m. true time, Game Warden Kayle Hamilton and also a K-9 named Ash found him along a bog concerning 3/4 of a kilometer from where his cars and truck was actually found.Michael Altmaier is actually required to a hanging around chopper on July 12, 2024..
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries &amp Wildlife." It is actually strongly believed Altmaier had dropped over a ledged embankment Monday and also very likely came to be disoriented," authorities stated..
Game wardens, hunt volunteers as well as a paramedic had the ability to reach Altmaier and supply a first assessment as well as emergency treatment before a Maine Forest Company chopper raised him to a hanging around hospital wagon, authorities said. Altmaier was required to a local health center, where he remained overnight.Emergency saving employees pointed out Altmaier "remained in surprisingly excellent circumstances despite spending the last 4 times stocking the region of the bog," though the medical center has certainly not yet provided an upgrade on his condition.

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S. Dev is a news editor for CBSNews.com.