‘He became hopelessly stuck’: N.H. hunter, 79, found alive after being stuck in neck-deep mud for 33 hours

A waterfowl hunter was simply trying to retrieve a duck that he had shot off the Connecticut River when he became stuck in mud that swallowed him up to his neck. That’s how New Hampshire Fish and Game Department officials found him — 33 hours later at 4 p.m. on Wednesday about a half mile from the Bedell Bridge Boat Launch in Haverhill, according to a news release.Alexander Samor, 79, of Lebanon, New Hampshire, emerged alive from his predicament, but had hypothermia and fatigue, officials said. He was taken to Cottage Hospital in Woodsville for treatment.Samor left home around 4 a.m. Tuesday — it was the opening day for waterfowl season, fish and game officials said.He told officials it was around 7 a.m. that, wearing chest waders, he went to get the duck, which had landed in a swamp.“He became hopelessly stuck and the more he struggled the more he sunk into the mud,” the release said.Family reported Samor missing on Wednesday morning and told officials that he was likely somewhere along the Connecticut River.A five-member search team — two Vermont game wardens and three New Hampshire Conservation officers — began to look for him.When he was found, Samor had been exposed to the elements, as it had rained overnight.