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75-year-old male overlooking for 4 days located alive through K-9 in Maine bog

.7/15: CBS Morning News.20:39.
A 75-year-old man who had been overlooking for 4 days after decreasing a walk was actually discovered in a bog through an activity warden and his K-9, Maine officials said.Michael Altmaier of New Sharon, Maine, had certainly not been actually viewed because final Monday, when he left his home for a conference in Weld, a town in the southwest portion of the condition, the Maine Division of Inland Fisheries &amp Wild animals said on social networking sites. His cars and truck was eventually found through playground personnel at the Mount Blue Condition Park Scenic Overlook in Weld.Maine Warden Solution started seeking Altmaier on Friday morning, and also at concerning 3:45 p.m. local time, Game Warden Kayle Hamilton and also a K-9 called Ash discovered him along a bog concerning 3/4 of a kilometer from where his auto was actually located.Michael Altmaier is taken to a standing by helicopter on July 12, 2024..
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries &amp Wild Animals." It is actually strongly believed Altmaier had fallen down over a ledged embankment Monday and likely came to be disoriented," representatives stated..
Activity wardens, hunt volunteers and a paramedic were able to get to Altmaier and also give a preliminary evaluation as well as emergency treatment prior to a Maine Woods Solution chopper raised him to a waiting rescue, representatives mentioned. Altmaier was actually taken to a local medical facility, where he kept overnight.Emergency rescue employees claimed Altmaier "resided in amazingly excellent circumstances in spite of spending the final 4 days stocking the location of the bog," though the hospital has not yet supplied an update on his circumstances.

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S. Dev is an information editor for CBSNews.com.