A 41-year-old Redondo Beach man reported missing over the weekend and later found on a hiking trail in Rancho Palos Verdes remained hospitalized Friday.

George Felactu was having difficulty breathing when he was discovered by a hiker Thursday in the Three Sisters Reserve about a half-mile north of Palos Verdes Drive South. Los Angeles County firefighters and sheriff’s deputies responded to the area after receiving a call about 11 a.m. and took him to a local hospital.

Lomita sheriff’s Sgt. Thomas Arellano said Felactu was dehydrated, but he did not know if he had fallen or sustained injuries.

“A hiker found him and it was apparent that he needed some help,” Arellano said.

Felactu had been at his family’s home in Rancho Palos Verdes when he was reported missing on Sunday. He was last seen at 7 a.m. that day leaving the home in the 6000 block of Alta Vista Drive. He did not drive to the nearby 99-acre reserve or carry identification, Arellano said.

“It is my understanding that he left only with a cellphone, but didn’t call for help,” he said.

Felactu is being treated for hypothermia, frostbite and kidney failure from dehydration, according to his brother, Thomas Felactu. He said his brother was found with cuts and bruises in an area described as a wash not far from St. Peter’s by the Sea Presbyterian Church.

“He’s fully awake, he does not have much recollection of what happened or how he got there, but he does remember it was cold and raining,” Thomas Felactu said, adding that his brother’s condition is improving.

Temperatures fell into the 40s while he was missing.

“Because of his physical condition when he was found, the doctors believe he was wandering through brush for the first day or two and was just laying there for the last two,” Thomas Felactu said.

“We want to thank everyone for their prayers, love and support. We are tremendously grateful and we appreciate the help of the local detectives, Catalina search and rescue, and everyone who came out to search,” he said. “And we haven’t connected yet, but we would like to give a huge thanks to the hiker that found him.”

Editor’s Note: This story was updated on Dec. 10, 2018, to remove information about George Felactu’s medical history.