Missing Mushroom Pickers Turn Up

Daniel, Belinda, Michael Conne had been missing in Oregon for 6 days
By Polly Davis Doig,  Newser Staff
Posted Feb 5, 2012 7:53 AM CST
Missing Mushroom Pickers Turn Up
Curry County Sheriff John Bishop stands by his truck Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 in Brookings, Ore., after search crews found three family members lost for nearly a week.   (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)

A family of three that went missing while picking mushrooms on the Oregon coast has been found after an exhaustive six-day search, reports the Oregonian. Daniel and Belinda Conne, both 47, and their 25-year-old son, Michael, were spotted by a helicopter yesterday and airlifted out of a ravine with minor injuries including dehydration and frostbite. The Connes had been staying at a campsite and working odd jobs when they went missing Sunday with their dog. Authorities say they took shelter in a hollowed-out tree, but were unable to attract helicopters' attention until yesterday. (More mushrooms stories.)

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