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A University of Montana forestry student who was missing for two nights was found alive and well Tuesday, just hours after his family arrived from Minnesota to help coordinate a search.

August Kramer, 21, a senior in forestry at UM, was reported missing by his roommate after failing to return from a fishing trip Sunday.

In midafternoon Tuesday, Missoula County Sheriff’s Deputy Paige Pavalone said Kramer had been located and returned safely to Missoula. The young man had apparently called his mother, who in turn contacted the sheriff’s office. Pavalone said she had a chance to speak with Kramer, who said he was fine but “tired and hungry.”

“August reported that he was on a dirt road near Lolo Hot Springs,” Pavalone said. “I asked him if he had been north or south of Highway 12, and he said he wasn’t sure. He reported that he turned ‘right’ when headed toward Idaho. So we think he may have been on Fish Creek Road off of Highway 12. He reported that his vehicle broke down; he tried to fix it, but was unable to. He slept in his car both nights. On Tuesday, he finally decided to walk out, and he was picked up (Tuesday) at around 1:30 p.m. by an unidentified passer-by.”

Pavalone said that Kramer reported that he had some granola bars and Clif Bars to eat and did have a water supply.