A California hiker who was lost for 10 days while exploring the Santa Cruz Mountains drank a gallon of water out of his boot a day before he was finally rescued last week, according to reports.
California hiker missing in Santa Cruz Mountains for 10 days drank a gallon of water out of boot daily to survive
“I left with just a pair of pants, and my pair of hiking shoes, and a hat. I had a flashlight, and a pair of folding scissors, like a Leatherman tool. And that was about it,” the Boulder Creek resident told the station on Friday.“I just make sure I drank a gallon of water every day, but then after, getting close to the end of it, my body needed food and some kind of sustenance,” he said, per ABC 7 LA.
The lost hiker, who also reportedly ate wild berries, said he would sleep on wet leaves as he screamed for help. McClish told ABC 7 LA he struggled to navigate because certain landmarks were wiped out by recent wildfires in Northern California.
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