CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) – A miracle moment unfolded when missing Selma man Ron Dailey was found after being lost for 20 days. A group of hunters discovered him on the Swamp Lake Trail on Saturday, and this photo captures the moment he was loaded into an ambulance.

Dailey had set out for a day of hunting but never returned home. When he didn’t come back as expected, his family contacted the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office to report him missing.

On Sunday, as he lay in the hospital, Dailey’s daughter Breanna recorded him recounting his harrowing experience in his own words. He explained how he ended up lost on the Swamp Lake Trail:

“I went over this thing, and it was scraping bottom. I looked up the tree in front of it, it said Diamond Road, jeep road. That means you better have a rock crawler. I don’t have a rock crawler,” Dailey said.

Despite this, he continued down the trail. Eventually, he realized his truck was destroyed and decided to use it as shelter. The family informed authorities that Ron had brought food meant to last about two weeks.

After several days spent at approximately 10,000 feet elevation, Dailey knew he had to take action. “You either try to walk out or you’re gonna sit here and die. So, I got my garb on, my boots on and I started walking. It was the toughest walk I’ve ever done in my life,” he said.

Dailey recounted falling several times while descending a rocky hill. Near the bottom, he noticed he had lost his phone. Despite the challenges, after walking several miles and praying for help, relief finally came.

“I said, ‘Lord, you gotta send someone up here to me. I can’t hardly walk anymore, Lord, you gotta help me, Father God.’ I raise my head up and I see a car with headlights on. And I go, ‘Oh, God, thank you Lord,’” he shared.

Dailey’s daughter says he is currently on fluids, and doctors are conducting necessary tests. If all goes well, Ron Dailey is expected to be able to go home tomorrow.
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