Missing man found alive in woods near Grand Marais, Minn.

(Photo Credit: Cook County sheriff's office)

A missing man was found alive in the woods Friday morning near Grand Marais, Minnesota.

The Cook County sheriff's office and Search & Rescue located Aaron Banks about a quarter mile in from Cliff Creek Pit near County Road 14 off Highway 61, according to a release.

Banks was walking in the woods and has since been reunited with his family. He was transported to a hospital for evaluation, but appears to be OK.