A Tennessee motorcyclist who disappeared while on his way to pick up McDonald’s breakfast survived nearly three days in a ditch after veering off the road less than a mile from his home.
Taylor Boyle, 27, was missing until a team of loyal friends discovered him hiding under trees and bushes Tuesday at the foot of a 15-foot embankment near Heiskell, a community about 12 miles northwest of Knoxville.
He had been reported missing earlier that day, but was last heard from Sunday morning, according to the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, and friends said Boyle was stopping at McDonald’s before planning to meet at one of his nearby houses.
Search parties composed of loved ones had scoured the area earlier that day with little luck, but returned to the area out of dedication to their lost friend.
“When I looked down, at first I didn’t see it and as I took in the panorama, I saw something shine; I basically saw the reflection of the light. And when I did, I looked back and I saw the Harley wheel,” his friend Brandon Lawson told 10 News.
A Tennessee motorcyclist who disappeared while picking up McDonald’s breakfast survived nearly three days inside a ditch.cameron.williams.37051/Facebook Taylor Boyle, 27, was missing until a team of loyal friends discovered him hiding underneath of trees and bushes.Nichole Rousseau/Facebook Boyle was found near his damaged motorcycle.cameron.williams.37051/Facebook
Just yards from the mangled blue motorcycle was Boyle, lying in a ditch where he had spent the past 60 hours since he reportedly crashed the bike into a tree.
The motorcyclist was alert and speaking but suffered a concussion that caused him to become delirious under the dangerous circumstances.
“He had guardian angels with him because he just thought he had been there for an hour camping with his dad,” Boyle’s sister-in-law wrote on Facebook.
Rescue workers at the scene where Boyle was found on an embankment near Heiskell, Tennessee. cameron.williams.37051 / Facebook Boyle was alert and talking when they found him, but she was delirious and suffering from a concussion.cameron.williams.37051 / Facebook
Boyle was rushed to hospital with a dislocated elbow, a concussion and a small brain bleed, and doctors said he has a “long road to recovery.”
According to Boyle’s friends, a McDonald’s cookie that Boyle had bought for one of his friends was still wrapped inside his backpack when he was rescued.
“The only thing I was worried about was finding him. Whatever we had to do, for as long as it took. We just had to find it, I knew it was out there,” Ryan French said.
Boyle was taken to a hospital and has a “long road to recovery,” according to doctors. Shannan Fox/Facebook
“Honestly, it’s pretty crazy, as far as what he was down here. And from what you can see from up here, it’s a miracle we found it. I just praise God every day.”
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