LIBERTY LAKE, Wash. — The hiker missing near Liberty Lake was found by the Spokane County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) on Tuesday afternoon.
SCSO tweeted after they found the man near the Idaho border.
According to the Spokane County Sheriff's Office, the hiker was located around 1:20 p.m. Rescue teams were able to obtain the hiker's coordinates before visually confirming his location in a remote area in Idaho. They were able to recover the hiker and provide medical treatment.
The hiker is reported to be in stable condition, but tired. He is expected to be okay.
The 65-year-old man left for a hike on Monday at the trailhead at Liberty Lake Regional Park. According to his wife, he left the house around 9:00 a.m. When he did not return home in the evening she called to report him missing.
Law enforcement from Liberty Lake and Spokane County found the man's vehicle in the parking lot of the park, but he was not there.
Search and Rescue Volunteers and the Spokane County Regional Air Support Unit searched the area throughout the night but didn't find the missing man. Spokane County deputy Jim Ebel told KREM 2 searchers have "exhausted all their resources" and used "two tanks of fuel" in the sheriff's office helicopter.
14 deputies and search volunteers returned to the trails Tuesday morning before finding the hiker in Idaho. The Spokane County Sheriff's Office expressed their gratitude towards the efforts of the search and rescue teams.
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