73-year-old man survives 4 days stranded in Oregon desert

A 73-year-old man and his two dogs survived for four days after getting stranded in an Oregon desert before being miraculously discovered by a cyclist.

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On July 14, Gregory Randolph was driving through a roadless canyon in a remote area of Lake County known as "the Oregon outback" when his Jeep became stuck, The Oregonian reported.

Randolph told police he spent the first night in his Jeep, then decided to start hiking to the nearest road, Oregon 140, the next day. One of his dogs accompanied him, while the other stayed by the vehicle.

The road was 20 miles away. Randolph hiked 14 miles over four days before collapsing.

On July 18, Tomas Quinones happened to be cycling in the area when he saw what appeared to be a cow laying in the road in the distance.

"As I got closer, I thought, 'that's a funny looking cow' and then I realised that this was a man," he told The Guardian.

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