November 4, 2011
From WRCBTV.com
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GA (WRCB) - North Georgia
authorities say a missing hunter has been found safe.
The 62-year-old Lafayette man was hunting off Narrows Road Friday
evening, when he got turned around in James H. Floyd State Park.
His family reported him missing when he didn't come home.
The Chattooga County Sheriff's Office and National Forest Service
spent two hours trying to find the man.
Eventually he walked out of the forest on his own, following the
sound of police sirens.
Chattooga County EMA Direction, Eddie Henderson tells Channel 3
the man was dehydrated but otherwise unharmed.
Deputies are searching a state park for a missing hunter.
Officials are not releasing the man's name at this time.
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