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Hershey said that the young man was disoriented, because he had actually slept for 8 hours when he embarked on his drive. As the rescuers followed him back to the trail, the rotors of a helicopter assisting in the search woke his father, Shannon, 42, who connected with the volunteers and hiked to Inspiration Point, where he was rescued.
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Geeze oh geeze ----- if this wasn't a father and son 'outing' - I might be guessing they 'took something' on their hike besides NOT having food and water - then again, nothing can be surprising anymore....