What’s his religion got to do with anything?
Yea really. Military craft has been going down in the Appalachians and foothills since WW2 training. Some wreckages have taken a long time to locate. If he's not hurt and keeps his head even in the area last seen he has a good chance of walking out in a days time. If injured? In those mountains you could walk by someone 10 feet away and still not see them.