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An experienced hunter who vanished in the California wilderness for 20 days has been found alive by another group of hunters in what authorities are calling "nothing short of a miracle."

Selma resident Ron Dailey, 65, was discovered Saturday along the Swamp Lake Trail in the Sierra National Forest, according to a statement from the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office.

Dailey, who has underlying medical conditions, had been missing since Oct. 13, when he failed to return from a hunting trip near Shaver Lake, prompting a massive search-and-rescue operation, officials said.

After his grueling trek — during which Dailey reportedly went six days without food as his legs began to give out — Dailey’s wife, Glenda, said he has since

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