{"id":389122,"date":"2026-07-07T12:34:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T12:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/389122\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T12:34:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T12:34:25","slug":"miracle-rescue-missing-man-rescued-after-6-days-missing-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/389122\/","title":{"rendered":"Miracle rescue: Missing man rescued after 6 days missing in California"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"sub-text\">DRAMATIC RESCUE: A 70-year-old fisherman was rescued after spending six days alone in the wilderness of Fresno County, California, as rescuers utilized a helicopter to airlift the victim for medical treatment.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. &#8211; A 70-year-old <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_lifestyle_article_main-content_article-body_2_2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">California<\/a> man missing for six days was rescued by helicopter on the Fourth of July, according to the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_lifestyle_article_main-content_article-body_2_3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/california\/fresno\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Fresno<\/a> County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The man had last been seen on June 28, after he left his house in the morning to go fishing, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_lifestyle_article_main-content_article-body_2_4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/whale-strikes-sinks-nj-fireboat-forcing-crew-to-abandon-ship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WHALE STRIKES, SINKS NEW JERSEY FIREBOAT, GIVING CREW SECONDS TO ABANDON SHIP<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">After he did not return home later that day, his family reported him missing to the sheriff\u2019s office. That same afternoon, his pickup truck was spotted driving near Pine Flat Lake, leading authorities to deploy the county search and rescue team to the area.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gettyimages-2220650615.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">Stunning drone-shot aerial images of the iconic Fresno Dome, captured during golden hour. This unique perspective showcases the architecture and surrounding cityscape, highlighting the blend of urban structure and Central Valley beauty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"> (Vincent Romero)<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">After searching the area for six days, a volunteer Air Squadron member spotted the man&#8217;s truck around 1 p.m. Saturday in a remote area about 20 miles northeast of Pine Flat Lake.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Search teams responded 90 minutes later, and found him about 500 feet from his pickup truck.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Because of the rugged terrain, the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_lifestyle_article_main-content_article-body_2_5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chp.ca.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">California Highway Patrol<\/a> used a helicopter to lift him from the scene, and he was transported to medical personnel for evaluation.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_lifestyle_article_main-content_article-body_2_6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/hiker-rescued-mount-washington-lost-stranded-16-hours\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">HIKER VISITING FROM BRAZIL RESCUED FROM MOUNT WASHINGTON AFTER GETTING LOST FOR OVER 16 HOURS<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to the sheriff\u2019s office, he was &#8220;alive, alert and in good health.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Authorities have not released any more information about how or why the man was in such a remote area for six days, and are working to learn more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DRAMATIC RESCUE: A 70-year-old fisherman was rescued after spending six days alone in the wilderness of Fresno County,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":389123,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8,2646,2268,1727,3607,90863,1181],"class_list":["post-389122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-holidays","tag-nature","tag-outdoors","tag-safety","tag-stay22","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=389122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389122\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/389123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=389122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=389122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=389122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}