“Thank you, Lord!”

Those were the words of a hunter who recently went missing and found himself lost in the woods of California.

Ron Dailey, 65, wandered for 20 days and was found alive Saturday after initially planning just a one-day hunting expedition in the Sierra National Forest, ABC7 reported .

When Dailey didn’t return home, his family contacted authorities, and a search commenced. He found himself with a destroyed vehicle and no way to navigate out of the situation.

Fortunately, Dailey had enough food for around two weeks and used his car as shelter .

At first, he waited for help, but he told ABC7 he came to a realization: “You either try to walk out or you’re going to sit here and die.”

Over his weeks in the woods, he lost his phone, trekked miles, and relied heavily on

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