A 75-year-old New Sharon man who was missing for four days after falling off a ledge has been found safe.
Michael Altmaier was last seen Monday, when he left his residence and was seen driving on the Colby Miller Road in Wilton, according to a Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife press release.
He was headed to a scheduled meeting in Weld, but never appeared. His car was discovered Thursday night by Mount Blue State Park staff at the Mount Blue State Park Scenic Overlook, which is off Center Hill Road in Weld, according to the release.
The Maine Warden Service began a search Friday morning at daylight and at approximately 3:45 p.m., Game Warden Kayle Hamilton and K-9 Ash located Altmaier along a bog approximately three quarters of a mile from his vehicle.
According to the release, it is believed that Altmaier had fallen down over an embankment Monday and likely became disoriented and ended up in the bog that evening and was unable to get up.
Game wardens, volunteers from the Maine Association for Search and Rescue and a paramedic were able to get to Altmaier and provide initial assessment and first aid.
At approximately 6 p.m., a Maine Forest Service helicopter was able to land in the bog and transport Altmaier to an ambulance, where he was transported to a hospital for observation overnight.
Emergency rescue personnel said Altmaier was in surprisingly good condition despite spending the last four days lying in the bog.