On Saturday shortly after noon, the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office was notified by a family member of David Parker Wangsness that he had been located after he showed up at a friend’s home. It has been reported that he is in good physical condition and had been staying at a remote location outside of the search area without notifying anyone. It is possible, yet unconfirmed, that he didn’t realize anyone was looking for him.
The Sheriff’s Office would like to thank all assisting agencies and Search and Rescue (SAR) volunteers who spent a large number of hours and resources in the three-day search. We also thank media organizations for promptly reporting the information in yesterday’s release.
Often law enforcement and SAR organizations are asked and expected to perform their duties with incomplete and evolving information which accurately describes this incident. We were happy to learn that David Parker Wangsness is back with his family.
I’m glad he’s okay & I hope the family has a nice Christmas 🎄🎄
Thank god he is okay! Need more endings like this! 🙏
Thank goodness he was found safe hope everyone has a merry christmas!!
I am Parker’s mom and I am thrilled beyond words.
Parker was lost in the wilderness for four nights and survived by using wilderness training skills. He lucked out by finding an abandoned truck to sleep in one night and an old RV with broken windows on another night.
He followed chimney smoke and was welcomed by wonderful people who took him in and called me.
In addition to search and rescue efforts, I was helped by several people who never gave up. You know who you are 🙏.
To everyone involved, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.