Donn Fendler died Sunday in Bangor, Maine, his son, Dennis, said. Mr. Fendler was 90. The Fendlers, from Rye, N.Y., had spent the previous four summers vacationing on Sebasticook Lake in Newport ...

Donn Fendler credited wild berries and a Boy Scout's 'never-give-up attitude' for his survival after he was separated from his family, aged 12, atop Maine's highest peak in 1939.. They helped him ...

Donn Fendler’s tale of being a 12-year-old boy who gets separated from his family on a 1939 Mount Katahdin hike only to reappear an astonishing nine days later some 80 miles from where he left ...

In this Oct. 15, 1940 file photo, Boy Scout Donn Fendler, of Rye, N.Y., is honored by President Franklin Roosevelt with a gold medal for valor at the White House in Washington.

Ruth Fendler, Donn’s mother, is another key figure. Often at home, Ruth holds the family together despite the chaos they endured for nine days.

Donn Fendler, 12, of Rye, N.Y., is shown with the sack that he used as a sleeping bag while he wandered for days in the wilds of Maine in 1939. A Boy Scout, ...

Oct. 31—Larissa Picard has probably read "Lost on a Mountain in Maine" 15 times. She was in grammar school when she first read the true story of Donn Fendler, a 12-year-old boy who survived nine ...

The movie tells the true story of a boy, Donn Fendler, who survived nine days alone on a mountain. Kightlinger is a former South Dakota resident who considers the state his home.

Donn Fendler chats with a young reader at a book signing in Bangor, Maine, Nov. 19, 2011. Credit: AP/Michael C. York“Times are dark in the country in a weird way.

Donn Fendler, 12, of Rye, N.Y., is shown with the sack which he used as a sleeping bag while he wandered for eight days in the wilds of Maine. A Boy Scout, Donn used to good advantage, ...

Fendler, left, and his twin brother, Ryan, are pictured in this photo that ran in the Portland Press Herald on July 2, 1940. Fendler passed away in 2016 at the age of 90.