80-year-old man who disappeared while walking in England Saturday appeared at his press conference on Tuesday when family members were about to organize a search party to find him.
A video posted on Facebook by the Tan Hill Inn where the press conference was to be held shows 80-year-old Harry Harvey leading a pub lifeguards and hugs seem to be emotional family members.
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In a pub after family reunion, he said he separated from his group when they were hit by heavy hail on Saturday. Finding himself alone with himself, he said that he switched to “plan B”, which involved keeping warm and safe.
“The place where we were separated was absolutely deserted, there was no chance to put up a tent, that’s for sure. So I had to look for a safe place. That’s what I did, ”he said.
During the three days he spent alone, he said that he periodically saw some people in the distance, but could not get to them.
“I used my whistle, a distress signal, but to no avail,” he said.
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Harvey was well prepared and relatively unharmed, except that one day he hit his head while trying to cross a stream and lost his glasses.
His son said the family was relieved. “We know what he experienced, but not three days is a bit to the extreme.”
North Yorkshire Police said that he was found by a wildlife photographer who noticed Harvey waving at her from a distance.
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“It’s fantastic news that Harry was found safe and sound,” local inspector Mark Gee said in a statement Tuesday. “I want to thank all the search engines for their time, as well as the gamekeepers, estate owners, farmers and local residents. for their help and understanding. Thanks also to Tan Hill for taking care of the volunteers and Mr. Harvey’s family. “
More than 100 mine rescuers were involved in his search, according to the Suledale Mine Rescue Team.
The Yorkshire Dales, where it disappeared, is “a rolling landscape of lush valleys (valleys), windswept hills such as the famous Three Peaks, and vast expanses of heather-clad moors,” according to National park site…
