Current:Home > NewsA man went missing in a Washington national park on July 31. He was just found alive. -ProfitQuest Academy
A man went missing in a Washington national park on July 31. He was just found alive.
View
Date:2025-04-17 15:46:50
A trail crew found a missing hiker in the North Cascades National Park in Washington a month after his disappearance, officials said Thursday, and the man's rescuers say he may not have had another day in him.
Officials reported 39-year-old Robert Schock a missing person days after he was last seen at the park on July 31, according to the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office. Witnesses saw the hiker near the area's Chilliwack River without any overnight supplies.
On Aug. 30, Schock was found "alive and well" in the park's Chilliwack Basin, the sheriff's office said in a statement Thursday. But the trail crew responsible for his rescue and his mother paint a more dire picture of Schock's state.
Schock’s mother, Jan Thompson, told the Cascadia Daily News that her son was weak and malnourished.
“He’s in a lot of pain and he isn’t speaking very well, but he’s coherent and seemed in pretty high spirits,” Thompson told the outlet from her home in North Carolina. “I didn’t push him too much.”
Start your day informed. Sign up for USA TODAY's Daily Briefing newsletter.
Schock's dog found when he went missing
Concerns surrounding Schock's disappearance began on Aug. 3 when an abandoned vehicle and his dog were found 8 miles from the hiking trail, the sheriff's office said.
Deputies found the vehicle with the windows rolled down and Schock's wallet on the dashboard. Several ground and air searches in the remote area were conducted through Aug.16 but no clues were uncovered until his discovery last week.
Thompson told the Cascadia Daily News that her son was found by a crew with the Pacific Northwest Trail Association, which was working in the field when they heard Schock yelling for help.
The National Park Service did not immediately respond to USA TODAY's request for further details.
Schock 'only had another day left in him'
Jeff Kish, executive director of the Pacific Northwest Trail Association, wrote on Facebook that Schock was "found alive, but not well."
"It is the belief of those who came to be involved in the rescue that Robert may have only had another day left in him before the outcome of his discovery would have been much more tragic," Kish wrote.
Kish said that Schock reported that he had been immobile and stuck in one spot for two weeks.
"His situation was dire," Kish said. "I won’t provide most of the details that I learned about his condition today, because I think the only appropriate person to decide whether those details should be shared publicly is Robert himself."
veryGood! (25)
Related
- The Best Stocking Stuffers Under $25
- Surrounded by Oil Fields, an Alaska Village Fears for Its Health
- Warming Trends: The Top Plastic Polluter, Mother-Daughter Climate Talk and a Zero-Waste Holiday
- Jennie Unexpectedly Exits BLACKPINK Concert Early Due to Deteriorating Condition
- $73.5M beach replenishment project starts in January at Jersey Shore
- New York employers must now tell applicants when they encounter AI
- Election 2018: Florida’s Drilling Ban, Washington’s Carbon Fee and Other Climate Initiatives
- Connecticut state Rep. Maryam Khan details violent attack: I thought I was going to die
- Backstage at New York's Jingle Ball with Jimmy Fallon, 'Queer Eye' and Meghan Trainor
- America’s Energy Future: What the Government Misses in Its Energy Outlook and Why It Matters
Ranking
- Nevada attorney general revives 2020 fake electors case
- Helpless Orphan or Dangerous Adult: Inside the Truly Strange Story of Natalia Grace
- In a Growing Campaign to Criminalize Widespread Environmental Destruction, Legal Experts Define a New Global Crime: ‘Ecocide’
- Ohio groups submit 710,131 signatures to put abortion rights amendment on November ballot
- Stamford Road collision sends motorcyclist flying; driver arrested
- Meta launches Threads early as it looks to take on Twitter
- Taylor Taranto, Jan. 6 defendant arrested near Obama's home, threatened to blow up van at government facility, feds say
- Residents Fight to Keep Composting From Getting Trashed in New York City’s Covid-19 Budget Cuts
Recommendation
The White House is cracking down on overdraft fees
This Review of Kim Kardashian in American Horror Story Isn't the Least Interesting to Read
In a Growing Campaign to Criminalize Widespread Environmental Destruction, Legal Experts Define a New Global Crime: ‘Ecocide’
Many Overheated Forests May Soon Release More Carbon Than They Absorb
Angelina Jolie nearly fainted making Maria Callas movie: 'My body wasn’t strong enough'
Warming Trends: GM’S EVs Hit the Super Bowl, How Not to Waste Food and a Prize for Climate Solutions
Unsealed parts of affidavit used to justify Mar-a-Lago search shed new light on Trump documents probe
These On-Sale Amazon Shorts Have 12,000+ 5-Star Ratings— & Reviewers Say They're So Comfortable