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Donn Fendler
On July 17, 1939, twelve-year-old Donn Fendler of Rye, New York, (born 1927) was separated from his family and became lost on Maine's Mount Katahdin. His disappearance launched a manhunt which became front page news throughout the nation, and involved hundreds of volunteers. Donn survived for 9 days without food or proper clothing, before following a stream and telephone line out of the woods near Stacyville, Maine. In September 1998, a map was published with the trail he'd followed. Fendler was dehydrated, covered with insect bites, and 16 pounds lighter than at the beginning of his odyssey, but otherwise unharmed. He credited his experience as a Boy Scout in helping him survive by remembering that he should follow the stream downhill, by eating what he could find, and attempting to shield himself as best as possible during the frigid nights.
He then wrote a book following his journey, ''Lost On A Mountain In Maine'', with help from Joseph B. Egan, which has become a Maine children's classic. Written from his perspective as a young boy, Donn tells his harrowing story from start to finish. He tells of experiencing hallucinations due to fatigue and hunger, as well as losing most of his clothing. After his rescue President Franklin D. Roosevelt presented him with the Army & Navy Legion of Valor's annual medal for outstanding youth hero of 1939. Donn was feted with a parade in his honor, and featured in an article in ''Life Magazine''. Almost seventy years later, he's still called on to recount his story. On the seventieth anniversary of the event, Donn was interviewed by the Bangor Daily News and said that he survived by not only by eating berries, but by his "never-give-up attitude," his faith in God and his prayers. Mothers from all over the United States sent prayers to his mother by Western Union. "They did that in those days," he said. "I think it worked, because I am still standing here," he said.〔''Katahdin rescue memories fresh after 70 years,''Morning Sentinel,7-17-2009, Nok-Noi Ricker〕
Filmmakers Derek Desmond and Ryan Cook are attempting to produce a feature film dramatization about the events of the book, also titled ''Lost on a Mountain in Maine.'' Earlier, the same filmmakers produced a documentary, ''Finding Donn Fendler: Lost On A Mountain In Maine 72 Years Later'' that related the story of the repurchase of the film rights to Donn's life, which had been sold years earlier.
Donn Fendler now lives in Clarksville, Tennessee, but spends his summers in Newport, Maine. Each fall he visits schools in Maine to tell his story and answer children's questions about his experience on the mountain.〔http://www.donnfendler.com/ Donn Fendler website, maintained by John Thurlow; accessed February 19, 2010〕
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