Man who went missing while picking blueberries emerges from woods

Submitted by the RCMP

The search for 73-year-old John Shannahan of Dartmouth, N.S., has wrapped up after he walked out of the woods on Thursday and met up with searchers, RCMP said today.

Police sent out a news release about Shannahan being found around 12:30 p.m. on Thursday.

The RCMP said Shannahan was safe and unharmed after his night in the woods. He went missing while picking blueberries yesterday.

Shannahan was separated from his friend around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday in an area south of Highway 107 near Lake Echo.

The RCMP, Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency, Halifax Regional Police's K-9 unit, as well as Halifax Search and Rescue, all took part in the search.

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