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Richland, N.Y. — A missing hunter was found safe Wednesday after a three-hour search involving several law enforcement and rescue agencies, troopers said. A 77-year-old hunter from Massachusetts became lost in the woods in the town of Richland around 1:30 p.m., according to Trooper Jennifer Jiron, a State Police spokesperson. The man called 911 around 4:35 p.m. to report that he was lost and that his cellphone battery was running low. He had become stuck in a marshy area, troopers said. Initial efforts to track his location using cellphone coordinates were unsuccessful. State police and the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office launched an extensive search using a K9 unit, several unmanned aerial systems and multiple ground crews, troopers said. After about three hours, search teams found the hunter in a marshy area less than a mile from his vehicle. He was uninjured and in good health, according to troopers. The Oswego County Pioneer Search and Rescue Team, Wilderness Search and Rescue of Onondaga, the state Department of Environmental Conservation, and Northern Oswego County Ambulance also assisted in the search.
