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"A man who was stranded in a swampy area of Flagler County is still recovering in a hospital, but he has a message for the rescuers who hoisted him into a helicopter \u2013 saving his life.\u201CI wish I knew them but I want to thank them very much,\u201D Guss Baker told WESH 2\u2019s Claire Metz on Thursday.Watch: Video shows dramatic rescueBaker, 55, said he was trying to get from Hastings where he lives to Bunnell under his own power last week after a friend promised him work there, but got lost in some swampy woods.Florida Fish and Wildlife officers and Flagler County Sheriff\u2019s Office deputies searched for four days. Officers said they kept calling his name. Finally, they heard a faint \"Yes\" from Baker on Monday morning but could not make it to him on foot.\u201CThey sent that helicopter down on me. I so cold my teeth were chattering. That's all I could hear was the chatter of my teeth,\u201D Baker said. \u00A0Baker said he drank water from a ditch and ate pine cones. He said eventually he became delusional.\u201CI thought I was on a nature show. My mind had me thinking that I was on a reality TV show,\u201D Baker said.He thought there was a camera on his shoulder, which turned out to be a bug, but Baker said he didn't imagine a run-in with bears as they both sought shelter from the rain.\u201CEach one of us were standing our ground, we didn't want to give up (any) ground because it was raining that night. We were just trying to get out of the rain,\u201D he said.Baker said he will long remember the dizzying, wild ride to safety.\u201CThe higher I got up, the faster I was spinning and I got to the point I had to close my eyes,\u201D he said.Related: Photos show search and rescue in swamp"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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