NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – A hunter who went missing in the Mendocino National Forest on Thursday was found Friday morning, according to the Glenn County Sheriff's Office.
Robert A. White, 50, of Orland, was located by Glenn County Search and Rescue personnel and sheriff’s deputies, according to a report from Glenn County Sheriff Larry Jones.
Jones said White was reported as a missing hunter to the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday.
Mendocino County contacted the Glenn County Sheriff’s Office at 11:22 p.m. Thursday, informing the agency that White had last been seen at approximately 8 a.m. that day when he departed to bow hunt dressed in all camouflage clothing. Jones said White was said to suffer from COPD.
Mendocino County requested assistance and stated that White may be in Glenn County. Jones said Glenn County Search and Rescue was deployed to the area of Black Butte Summit and Pinto Ridge areas of the Mendocino National Forest. A command post was established on Black Butte Summit.
The California Highway Patrol provided a helicopter to assist in an air search of the rugged terrain, Jones said.
At 8:15 a.m. Friday, Glenn County Sheriff’s Lt. Sean Arlin reported that he had a visual sighting of a person in a steep drainage. Jones said the CHP helicopter was provided with coordinates and at approximately 9 a.m. confirmed the sighting.
Dealing with the rugged area, three Search and Rescue members and Lt. Arlin reached White at approximately 2:15 p.m. Friday, Jones said.
Jones said White seemed incoherent and an ambulance was dispatched to the area. Details on White's exact medical condition were not available Friday.
With the assistance of United States Forest Service fire crew members, White was carried out of the canyon, Jones said.
More information on the case will be released as it becomes available, Jones said.