[Auntie Mame]

This story fascinates me, perhaps because I was fortunate enough to see it when it first aired on local Los Angeles television. There were lengthy interviews with his grown children, who were flush with emotion and the joy and happiness from finding their father, just a few hours earlier. Here's a link to some video with snippets of interviews with his adult children:

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=8373596

There are a lot of articles available, from many sources.

This is a good article:

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2011/09/30/man_survives_for_days_after_car_plunges_off_cliff/

And here are some others:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/09/cliff-rescue-sheriffs-department.html

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/09/man-who-plunged-off-cliff-ate-bumblees-ants-for-six-days-doctor-says.html

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/09/30/eveningnews/main20114125.shtml

[PLMerite]

Nice to see our emergency services are on their toes. /s

[carjic]

Sounds like a Twilight Zone Episode. At the end they would pan over to the other car with the dead guy in it.

[bboop]

Thanks for posting the TV report. Being local, I wanted to know where this was. Those mountains are steep and treacherous. It’s a miracle he survived. I wouldn’t diss Search & Rescue, tho. It’s wild in there.

[Steely Tom]

Sure hope they squared this with the rescue workers’ union.

[mc5cents]

"When seconds count, the police are just minutes away."

Just a reminder folks, don't count on Government™.

[Marty62]

Did they say who belong to the other car. I wonder if that person died on impact or just died alone starving to death.

[Oshkalaboomboom]

A similar story happened to my relatives in Oregon, without the happy ending. My cousin called to say he was on his way home and never made it. Since he was in his forties and not a cute kid the cops took one ride along his route and called it off. Relatives found him a week later after walking along the road.

[Liberty Valance]

Michael Hedges, the guitarist, was found dead days later by a road crew after he went over the side ...
http://www.nomadland.com/APobit.htm

and one from my town just 3 weeks ago ...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2776590/posts
Trapped and Dying, Kerrville Man Writes His Will on Car’s Console