BURBANK TOWNSHIP, Minn. (FOX 9) - A search team was able to find a missing hunter in rural Kandiyohi County late Saturday night.

Missing hunter found

What we know:

The Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office was notified shortly before 10 p.m. about a missing hunter off County Road 9 in Burbank Township, about seven miles north of New London.

Deputies were told the 59-year-old man was last seen around 5:30 p.m. and hadn't been in contact with anyone since then.

Search launched:

Deputies launched a search with a K-9 team, a sheriff's office drone, and a drone from the New London Fire Department. Around 10:52 p.m., the New London team spotted the hunter, who appeared to be in distress, waving his arms at the drone above him.

Deputies say the man was in a spot that was "dense with woods

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