Beef jerky, salted nuts helped 89-year-old hiker's 'very unlikely' survival in Idaho wilderness

Equipped with only 19 pounds of gear, 89-year-old Bing Olbum set off on what he intended to be a five-day hiking trip.

<p>BOISE, Idaho — Equipped with only 19 pounds of gear, 89-year-old Bing Olbum set off on what he intended to be a five<strong>-</strong>day hiking trip.

</p><p>&quot&#x3B;The odds of anybody surviving that period of time out in the wilderness area is very unlikely,&quot&#x3B; said Custer County Search and Rescue coordinator Lincoln Zollinger.

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