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Julia Clarke

"It is an extraordinary outcome" – how did a missing 89-year-old hiker survive 10 days lost in the wild?

A rucksack with long straps.

Any time a missing hiker is found alive after spending 10 days lost in the wild it's cause for celebration, but when that hiker is 89 years old, it's about as close to a hiking miracle as you can get.

Idaho officials got to celebrate such an event yesterday when they announced that missing octogenarian Bing Olbum had been located and brought home after failing to return from a multi-day backpacking trip. 

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