First Responders Locate Hunter Lost In McDavid Woods

December 29, 2021

First responders quickly located a hunter lost in the woods near the McDavid sawmill Wednesday morning.

The hunter became lost behind the West Fraser Mill on Champion Drive and called 911 for help about 9:30 a.m.

Escambia Fire Rescue located the adult male in the woods, and he was assisted back to his vehicle by Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies. The man refused medical treatment from Escambia County EMS.

The McDavid and Century stations of Escambia Fire Rescue responded.

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Comments

6 Responses to “First Responders Locate Hunter Lost In McDavid Woods”

  1. D. B. on December 30th, 2021 7:51 pm

    Some people don’t have an automatic gps…I don’t…but he had a phone…maybe a 3 or 4 g with no signal! Give the individual a break!

  2. Ed on December 30th, 2021 6:42 pm

    How can you get lost in a small area with a cell phone. I can see getting lost somewhere in the Rockies, Montana but in NW Florida.

  3. swamp fox on December 29th, 2021 11:01 pm

    not knowing where is where can be concerning…but the river
    couldn’t of been far to the east & 29 pretty close back west. Course
    them coyotes & snakes don’t need cell phones etc. like humans do !

  4. Well on December 29th, 2021 8:42 pm

    Glad he was ok other than embarrassed.
    Can easily hear the mill and 29 traffic in there.

  5. Just Me on December 29th, 2021 8:16 pm

    Darn buddy gotta call it like it is….If you get lost that quick after daylight ( 3hrs 11min )
    then either slow down your pace or start snapping limbs on trees….Get a gps

  6. Paul on December 29th, 2021 12:22 pm

    He should try google maps next time. ;)

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