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I wasn't sure if the old man your character sees was going to be the one to save your character, or was just a hallucination so I set it up so that you can figure out what happens next.  If the old man saves you then Erika will just be searching for a while until she reaches Ginger Town, or you can have her find him, administer first aid, and bring him to Ginger Town for treatment.  Either way is fine so I'll just leave it up to you.