LOST & FOUND!
National Enquirer|July 15, 2024
Hiker cheats death after 10 days stalked by mountain lion
LOST & FOUND!

ARMED with only a flashlight and a pair of scissors, a Northern California hiker lost his way on what he thought would be a short walk in the Santa Cruz Mountains — leading to a life-and-death struggle that played out for ten days until his miraculous rescue!

During the frightening ordeal, Luke McClish slurped creek water from his boot and ate berries to stay alive — while being stalked by a cougar!

The 34-year-old outdoors-man embarked on a three-hour hike from his hometown of Boulder Creek but got turned around when he couldn’t locate the usual landmarks, which had been wiped out by fires.

This story is from the July 15, 2024 edition of National Enquirer.

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