A 91-year-old Maine man missing for days was found safe in the woods just before freezing temps hit.

A 91-year-old man from Edgecomb, Maine, was found safe in the woods on October 9, 2025, just before freezing temperatures arrived. Reported missing after caregivers found his home warm but him absent, Valmar Thompson was located by a Maine game warden and K-9 unit around 5:40 p.m. sitting on a stone wall, disoriented and missing one shoe. He had knee pain but was not hospitalized, receiving medical evaluation before being released to his family. The search involved multiple emergency services and concluded successfully before weather worsened.