A Canadian man who was volunteering at Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) was found safe Monday night after he got lost on a walk and was missing for nearly six hours. A Warrenton police officer located the man, identified as Mike Wright, walking east between Highway M and the railroad tracks in Truesdale just prior to 10 p.m. He had been missing since going out for a walk around 3 p.m., authorities said. Dozens of local first responders formed search teams and a command center was established when Wright was still missing around 7 p.m. Wright and his wife, of British Columbia, are in the middle of a seven-week stay at CEF, which is located on Highway M east of Truesdale. CEF is a worldwide organization that specializes in children's ministries with its headquarters located in Warren County. Wright said he walks daily at the property, but normally stays on the hard-surfaced roads or on a walking trail. However, he headed in the direction where thicker grass was present on the southern end of the property to try to knock mud off his shoes. Eventually he got deeper into the woods and got confused of his location. Wright reached a dry creek and as he continued walking, he soon approached Water Street in Truesdale and stopped at a home. He continued walking and then reached Highway M. "I got to the point where the sun went down. I couldn't tell where west was," Mike Wright said. "That was what I was looking for." Wright's wife, Carolyn, thought he would show up at supper at 5 p.m. and her concern intensified once it reached 6:30 p.m. She said she worried that her husband, who has two artificial hips, would trip and injure himself in a remote area. "I was scared," Carolyn said. "This was out of his character." Search teams were comprised of members from the Warrenton, Wright City and Marthasville fire departments, the Warrenton Police Department, Warren County Sheriff's Department, Region C Search and Rescue, and the K-9 Search and Rescue Association. Aerial support was provided by the St. Louis Metro Air Support Unit helicopter. Warrenton Police Chief Greg Houdyshell said first responders focused on the immediate area surrounding the CEF property and his officers helped expand the search area to the nearby industrial park. "They did a really good job of staying within their grids and checking everything out," Houdyshell said. At the time Wright was located, the sheriff's department K-9 team, Bronto and handler Sgt. Ed McCormick, had been tracking his scent and was about 100 yards away, authorities said. Carolyn Wright praised first responders for their quick response in assembling search teams and was thankful for the support her family received from the CEF community. Fortunately, at the end of the night she could joke that she will now serve as a walking partner for her husband. "I have never been so impressed in my whole entire life," she said. "I don't even have words to describe it. They came right away and everybody was helping. The fire department, the police, ambulance; I have never seen anything like that."