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The Miraculous Story of How an Old, Lost Hunter Was Rescued from the Woods, Against All Odds

Summary by Outdoor Life
This story, “The Desperate Search,” appeared in the August 1955 issue of Outdoor Life. “Hey, there!” Hearing the shout, Bill Metsala spun around and saw the frail figure of a man hunkered down on a log by a beaver pond 40 yards away.  Bill and 50-odd searchers had been looking for him for the last three days, and now he looked more like an animated scarecrow than a man. His gray cotton pants and blue jean wampus hung in shreds. He was without gl…
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Outdoor Life broke the news on Saturday, April 4, 2026.
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