By Associated Press - Sunday, January 26, 2014

PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) - Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies have found a missing 85-year-old hiker and he’s alive.

Authorities found Donald Buchanan of Temple City on Sunday morning after he went missing Saturday during a hike in Vincent Gap in the Angeles National Forest.

His son — who is a sheriff’s deputy — found his parked car at the trailhead.



When rescuers found Buchanan, he was suffering from mild hypothermia from a night spent in the wilderness.

Authorities say Buchanan is an avid hiker who was well-prepared for his trip.

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