PARKMAN, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A lost Parkman man was located overnight by rescuers, Maine Game Wardens report.
Gene Wilbur, age 78, went for an ATV ride near his home on Route 150 in Parkman early Thursday afternoon. After an ATV ride about a mile from his home, Wilbur went for a walk on his walk property near Packard Brook, a densely wooded area containing bogs and beaver flowages.
When Wilbur did not return home later in the afternoon as expected, his wife, family and friends searched for him without success and called for help.
Several Maine game wardens, a canine team from Dover Police Department, and an Air National Guard helicopter with forward looking infrared (FLIR) assisted in the search.
Rescuers found Wilbur's abandoned ATV on a logging road on his property. At 10:30 PM, game wardens and the K9 team made voice contact with Gene in a very densely wooded portion of the bog.
Wilbur was brought to Dover Hospital for evaluation.