Missing 71-year-old Oregon hiker found safe 2 days later
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Missing hiker found after 2 nights
Joseph Dean, 71, was found alive after being reported missing in the Oregon wilderness. Multnomah County Sheriff's Office
A 71-year-old hiker who went missing in the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon on Saturday has been found safe after spending two nights in the wilderness.
Joseph Dean of Portland was reported missing around 8:30 p.m. Saturday. He texted his wife in the afternoon saying he was lost somewhere on the Rock of Ages Trail in Multnomah County.
Rescue crews found Dean “conscious and breathing” Monday at 8:54 a.m. near the Horsetail Falls Trail and provided him first aid, the sheriff's office said.