Firefighter who went missing in New York found in California with no memory, police say

Ashley May | USA TODAY

Show Caption Hide Caption Missing N.Y. skier found in Calif. forgets 6 days Police on Wednesday were trying to piece together how a 49-year-old skier whose disappearance sparked a massive search on a snowy New York mountainside ended up six days later in California, confused and still in ski clothes. (Feb. 14)

A man who went missing on a New York skiing trip was found nearly a week later in California, without memory of what happened to him, police said.

Toronto firefighter Constantinos “Danny” Filippidis, 49, disappeared on an annual trip with friends at Whiteface Mountain in Wilmington, N.Y., on Feb. 7. This launched a six-day search, involving a helicopter, K-9 and up to 140 people a day combing through a snowy mountain.

Tuesday, Filippidis was found at a Sacramento, California, airport in good health, New York State Police said. He was still wearing his ski clothes, including his helmet and goggles.

He bought an iPhone, the Post-Standard of Syracuse reports, and called his wife, who told him to call 911, Frank Ramagnano, president of the Toronto Professional Firefighters’ Association, said at a news conference.

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He seemed “confused and was unable to give direct answers," Ramagnano said.

Filippidis couldn't tell authorities exactly how he arrived in Sacramento, where he also got a haircut, but did say he rode in a "big rig-style truck" and slept "a lot," Shaun Hampton with the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department told the Post-Standard.

Anyone with information about Filippidis' disappearance should contact New York State Police at 518-873-2750.

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