I called and this is the story. He was a pilot and his name was Call, he was playing cards with 2
lake Placid cops, they were cheating him and Call shot one and other ran away. After that he was called fearless fagan, could not remember if cop that was shot lived or died. he walked out of the mountains from lake placid and was found years later in las Vegas. He told story of the path he took and that when dogs came up to him he pet them and they walked away.
Not the same as yours but still interesting