Jake Stovall

According to DailyMail.com, the man who led the hunt for Colby Richards (left), who mysteriously vanished and spent a week in the woods, did not want to be found.' Richards was discovered in a 'depleted mental condition,' according to Jake Stovall (right), who added that he was'deteriorated, malnourished, and disheveled.' Richards was unable to live in the wooded area without food and water, and Stovall said he has yet to find any shelters he made during his ordeal.

Colby Richards (pictured) was found 'wandering in the woods' a week after he vanished from his Texas home under unexplained circumstances, and his family is 'overjoyed' that he is safe. Richards, 31, vanished in the early hours of May 26 after leaving his house without a phone or wallet, triggering a frantic week-long manhunt. After his discovery, his relieved family said in a Facebook post: 'Hallelujah and praise the Lord!!!Colby has been found alive! We don't have specifics yet, but we are thrilled with the positive result. We'll do what we can when we can.'

Colby Richards, 31, was last seen by his wife, Callie Richards (seen at left and with her husband at top right), who awakened early Friday to find her six-foot-three husband strangely missing from her bedside. Richards and his wife Julia live in a heavily wooded neighborhood north of Houston, and their sons were notably left through the back gate for what his wife hopes would be his regular 5am workout. The fact that the gate was inexplicably left ajar is making police believe the dad wandered into 28,000 tree-filled acres behind the house, causing further concern, she told reporters Monday. They have since found a Yeti coffee tumbler belonging to the beloved dad, but have found no leads beyond that. Residents and law enforcement are now canvasing the woods in search of Richards, an engineer, part-time baseball coach, and father to a three-year-old daughter and one-year-old boy, with more questions than answers.