SURVIVAL: Here’s a survival story that should have some details filled in

Thursday, December 5, 2024

https://nypost.com/2024/11/28/world-news/missing-hiker-sam-benastick-found-alive-after-50-days-in-canadian-wilderness/

Missing hiker found alive after 50 days in Canadian wilderness where temperatures dropped below 0: ‘Unbelievable’
By Alex Oliveira 
Published Nov. 28, 2024, 7:57 p.m. ET

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A young hiker lost in the volatile Canadian wilderness for more than a month was found alive Tuesday after weeks of desperate searching, according to reports.

Sam Benastick, 20, was found hobbling down a service road in British Columbia’s Redfern-Keily Provincial Park, where he had been reported missing after failing to return home from a 10-day hiking trip on October 17, according to CBC News.

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Is that a record of some type?

No details of what he did right and wrong.  Clearly, he was either very lucky or had some great skills. 

I’d like to know what he was carrying and doing while “lost”.   And, of course, who pays for the search and rescue?

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SURVIVAL: Experienced hiker gets into trouble

Thursday, July 18, 2024

https://nypost.com/2024/07/12/us-news/coast-guard-rescues-blind-hiker-guide-dog-lost-on-oregon-trail-for-days/

 Coast Guard rescues blind hiker, guide dog stranded on sweltering hiking trail for days

By Stepheny Price, Fox News 

Published July 12, 2024, 5:14 a.m. ET

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A blind hiker and his guide dog are safe after being rescued by a US Coast Guard helicopter crew when they became stranded for days in the heat on an Oregon hiking trail.

The US Coast Guard Pacific Northwest announced an aircrew had rescued a 55-year-old man and his dog from the Rogue River Trail in southwest Oregon.

The hiker, who officials said is legally blind, began hiking the trail with a friend and his guide dog July 3 and began to show symptoms of heat exhaustion July 6.

Officials said that, due to lack of cellphone service, the friend left the unidentified man and his dog with food and water and headed toward Gold Beach to call 911.

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Didn’t they have an Apple phone with satellite capability or a satellite phone?   Guess not.  Who pays for the rescue?

Sigh!  The taxpayer.

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