It says he went hunting carp with bows and arrows.
How they got the bows and arrows, I'll never understand!
Fisherman gets stuck in mud up to his chest
By Stanley B. Chambers Jr., Staff Writer
DURHAM -- Donald Meeks went out hunting for carp on Falls Lake Monday and almost didn't come back.
Around midnight, a state Highway Patrol helicopter crew found the 68-year-old Morrisville resident stuck up to his chest in mud near the I-85 bridge. It took two hours more for Durham County Sheriff's deputies to dig Meeks out. They had been searching for him since 7 p.m.
Meeks and a friend had gone out on the lake, where water is very low because of the drought, to hunt carp with bows and arrows -- a common way to try to catch the fish, which often is found in shallow water. The two men became separated, said Maj. Mike Andrews of sheriff's office, and when Meeks failed to return, the friend used a passerby's cell phone to contact authorities.
After searching for several hours without success in the dark, the deputies called for help from the Highway Patrol. Thermal imaging gear on the patrol's helicopter was used to locate the missing man in heavy mud and tall grass.
"This was a life-saving situation for Mr. Meeks," Andrews said.
Meeks was resting at his Durham home Tuesday afternoon. His wife, Faye, was glad he wasn't seriously hurt.
"I think next time he'll have his cell phone on him," she said.
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