Found Safe NC - Joshua Clauson, 20, Croatan National Forest, 29 May 2021

[Altklug]

Wow that should tell us something if a LE officer says that! Something happen to him either foul play or an animal attack .
It happens in our California mountains many times, people disappear only a backpack left behind! “ Mountain lions”!
( one word or two?)
All MO!

 

[Curious_in_NC]

NC sheriff calls off 'bizarre' search for man missing in Croatan National Forest
Saturday, June 5, 2021 8:41PM
CROATAN NATIONAL FOREST, N.C. -- North Carolina authorities have called off a week-long search for a man who went missing while on a walk in the Croatan National Forest.

The Carteret County Sheriff Asa Buck calling it a "bizarre case." He said it's not uncommon for people to go missing in the woods, but in his 15 years in office, he has never seen a search last as long as the search of 20-year-old Joshua Clauson.

In the video interview, the sheriff also said "we can't say with certainty that he didn't come out, and by the same token, we can't say with certainty that he remains in the woods, or that his body is still in the woods. It's open to a lot of speculation"

So that doesn't exactly narrow down possibilities much. But from this statement, he does apparently think that JC had at the least been in the woods that day, maybe from the shoe prints.

 

[beth272]

Found safe this morning!

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[Curious_in_NC]

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Wow. That's amazing good news!

 

[beth272]

Wow. That's amazing good news!

Yes! He walked out of the woods off Rams Horn Rd, same area where they had been searching for days! It's crazy honestly...

 

[Gloomy Bear]

Thankful for a happy ending! I wonder what story he has!

 

[mlhenn]

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This is great news.
Have to be honest; I’m really curious about the circumstances around him getting lost and the days while he was in the forest (water, etc). 8 nights is a lot of time being lost in the forest IMO

 

[mlhenn]

Man missing for more than a week has been found alive

According to Carteret County officials, a citizen called Carteret County Communications to report that a man walked out of a wooded area on Sunday morning.

The man was then transported to Carteret Health Care, where his condition is listed as stable.

Detectives responded to the hospital and confirmed his identity as Joshua Clauson. The sheriff’s office thanks all those who assisted and shared information related to the search. More details will be released as they become available.

 

[KatzEye]

Odd that there were searchers and dogs in the forest for 5 days and he didn't hear any of them. Shrugs.

Man missing for more than a week has been found alive

According to Carteret County officials, a citizen called Carteret County Communications to report that a man walked out of a wooded area on Sunday morning.

 

[helpfulcharlie]

I'm very curious, but I'm guessing since nobody died that this will fade away and we'll never hear what happened.

 

[JMapes]

Always love a happy ending but definitely curious what he got up to for those 8 days (and perhaps all those folks and agencies who searched for him for a week)! MOO.

 

[Unsolved]

Owwww! Please excuse me but I just fell out of my chair!

So happy he's safe, and hope he tells about his "experience". I'll remember this case, that's for sure!

 

[TootsieFootsie]

So glad he is safe!

Found safe this morning!

 

[MaryG12]

Very happy he is safe.

However.

I have to wonder precisely what transpired between him and his family member right before they went for that walk in Croatan National Forest. That may - or may not - explain why he got lost.

 

[Gobstopper]

How long can a person go without food or water?

 

[mlhenn]

How long can a person go without food or water?

I’m not exactly sure a specific time frame.
But I know you can survive a WHOLE LOT longer without food than you can without water.

 

[Altklug]

How long can a person go without food or water?

Usually only 3 to 4 days!

 

[Limecat]

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Wow! What a great outcome! Did not expect that!

 

[Gobstopper]

DBM

 

[ThoughtFox]

Incredible! I had seen that the search had been called off, then the story that he was alive popped up! So happy!


Man who went missing in Croatan National Forest found alive