A 26-year old San Jose male, who went exploring on the North Oregon Coast in his 2008 Toyota Highlander, got stuck in the mud of the Tillamook County wildlands and spent Sunday night, March 8, in his SUV. According to reports, Brian Werst followed a Google Map course along the top of a muddy mountain ridge with washouts. He got stuck and walked out the next day until he found cellphone service and contacted the authorities. Werst was not in any physical or mental distress and had food and water with him. However, it took a tow truck more than an hour to pull his vehicle free of the mud.
