Paraplegic stranded in New Mexico desert drags himself 4 miles over 3 days

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He recalled that three vehicles passed him while he was struggling to get help.

A paraplegic man who said he was stranded in the New Mexico desert without his wheelchair dragged himself four miles down a dirt road for three days to find help.

According to The Farmington Times, Ricky Gilmore, 49, was found last week on Tocito Road, about 30 miles south of Shiprock, Fox News reported.

He is receiving treatment at the Northern Navajo Medical Center for acute kidney failure from dehydration, a sprained wrist and a blood infection.

Gilmore revealed that he was dropped in the desert by a couple in a white truck who he met while he was hitchhiking.

He also recalled that three vehicles passed him while he was struggling to get help.