A hiker missing in Nashville's Beaman Park since Saturday has been found alive.

Wallace "Buzz" Carter, 67, was found alive Monday morning around 10 a.m., his daughter, Jane Carter Moore, confirmed.

Metro Nashville police said Carter was found on private property near the park by someone checking the area on an ATV.

Carter's sister, Fern Smith, was one of the first people who saw him before he was taken by ambulance to St. Thomas Hospital.

"We are beyond grateful that he is home and healthy and so thankful for everyone that helped bring him home," Carter's daughter Caroline Carter Smith said.

Although Carter struggled to stay safe after becoming unexpectedly lost the woods, family said he was able to find peace by turning to his faith.

“I never felt alone. I felt the Lords presence with me the whole time," Carter said in a brief comment via a family member.

Searchers travel from afar

Smith, who traveled from Montgomery, Alabama, over the weekend to join the search, said Carter looked "real tan, real dirty, and had a lot of scratches on him, but he was completely alert."

"For every person who stood shoulder and shoulder, every person who came out and prayed, we just thank you," Smith said. "It's been an outpouring of love."

Scott Sauls, senior pastor at Christ Presbyterian Church, where Carter attends, said Carter had gotten lost while hiking Saturday. Carter had left his phone in his car.

"He essentially lived off berries from the woods for a couple days until he was found," Sauls said, calling it "the best possible outcome we could've imagined."

Metro Nashville Police Department officers had led smaller groups of volunteers as hundreds of searchers moved into deeper, undeveloped sections of the 1,700-acre park on Monday morning, arriving with water, snacks, bug repellent and sunscreen.

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"I need about 15 people to go to a really, really rugged area," Lt. Steve Lewis said to a group of people around 8 a.m. "It's going to take probably three hours in the woods, maybe four."

Within seconds, Lewis had 15 people at the ready.

Moore, Carter's daughter, said she was stunned by the turnout of volunteers who came to look for her father.

"About 100 people from the church they’ve been a part of for years, they were out here yesterday," Moore said. "I don’t know any of these people (here today), so it’s just amazing what humanity does to save their own."

Carter missing since Saturday

Carter went to Beaman Park Saturday around 11:30 a.m. or noon.

Carter, a former executive vice president at the Bank of Nashville, was described as an "avid hiker."

His car was found that night at the park after he did not return home. His cellphone was found inside his locked vehicle.

About Beaman Park

Beaman Park is located in the northwest park of Davidson County, near Joelton. It's part of the Metro Parks system.

The park cover nearly 1,700 acres, and includes about 5 miles of moderate-rated trails. The terrain is rugged and features steep, forested slopes, according to information from Metro Parks.