Tennessee couple, 50 and 37, are found alive after going missing in the Alaskan wilderness for EIGHT DAYS – as photo shows them wide-eyed and covered in dirt just after being saved
Tennessee couple, 50 and 37, found alive after missing for EIGHT DAYS in Alaskan wilderness
- Jonas Bare, 50, and Cynthia Hovsepian, 37, disappeared on Aug. 11 after failing to return from a day of hiking on a trail near Fairbanks, Alaska
- The couple got lost in the woods until they were found by another hiker just over a week later
- The couple is now being treated at a local hospital, family members confirmed
A Tennessee couple has been found alive in the Alaskan wilderness after an extensive eight-day search and rescue.
Jonas Bare, 50, and Cynthia Hovsepian, 37, disappeared on Aug. 11 after failing to return to their Airbnb after a day of hiking on a trail near Fairbanks.
The couple got lost in the woods until they were found by another hiker just over a week later.
They were less than three miles from their rented dark blue Jeep Compass, parked at the popular Chena Hot Springs Resort near the popular trail.
Relatives announced on Friday that the couple had been found and were being treated at a local hospital.
Relatives announced on Friday that the couple had been found and were being treated at a local hospital
Jonas Bare’s eerie last Facebook post before he went missing on an Alaskan hiking trail
Jonas Bare, 50, and Cynthia Hovsepian, 37, disappeared on Aug. 11 after failing to return to their Airbnb after a day of hiking on a trail near Fairbanks
It is believed that Bare and Hovsepian became disoriented in the 20 hours of sunlight a day, combined with temperatures that can drop to 45 degrees during the four hours of twilight at this time of year.
Bare was found first and was taken to Chena Hot Springs Resort by the hikers.
Bare was unharmed and told Troopers he had left Hovsepian to seek help.
“Bare directed troopers and rescuers to the general area where Hovsepian was located, about 5 kilometers from the resort,” the local police said in a statement.
Hovsepian was located by the team after calling for her. Bare, Hovsepian and the rescue teams returned to Chena Hot Springs Resort, officials explained.
Sabina Milby, Cynthia’s sister, wrote on a Facebook group created to assist in the search, “I am Cynthia’s sister and I am overjoyed that they got away safely.
“I’m not going to go into details because it’s early days and it’s their story to tell, but both are doing remarkably well, albeit dehydrated, exhausted, starving and thankful that this horrible experience is over.”
‘They are not experienced hikers and this could have happened to anyone. They live!’ she added.
A photo of Bare with his 71-year-old father after his rescue was posted to a Facebook group dedicated to finding the couple
Relatives announced on Friday that the couple had been found and were being treated at a local hospital
A photo of Bare with his 71-year-old father after his rescue was also posted to the group.
Nude, fittingly, was pictured wearing a T-shirt with the words ‘Dude I’m Here’ printed on it.
Bare, a Nashville businessman, last posted on Facebook about his trip to Alaska on Aug. 8.
He previously said in another post that he was traveling to his 50th state for his 50th birthday.
‘I’m not going to get lost like I did 10 years ago in Australia and Katoomba Range. If a Kodiak catches me, I’ll consider it an honorable death,” he wrote in one of the latest posts.