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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Katie Hawkinson

Musician is found alive 30 days after going missing on a run in a Washington state park. What he experienced ‘aged him several years’

Robert Schock, pictured, was lost for 30 days in Washington’s North Cascades National Park, surviving on a single mushroom, berries and water. He said the experience ‘aged him several years’ - (Courtesy of Jan Thompson)

A 39-year-old man who went missing for a month in a Washington state park, surviving on berries and water, has revealed the ordeal “aged him several years.”

Musician Robert Schock of Blaine, Washington arrived at the North Cascades National Park on July 31 for a run, he told People in a recent interview. But, having not visited in years and equipped with only an old map, Schock quickly lost his bearings.

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