Sam Benastick poses in an undated photo shared by his family.
The 20-year-old man who survived 50 days in the woods of northeastern B.C. has been released from hospital, CBC News has learned.
There is intense interest in Benastick's story, with news of his survival making headlines worldwide and Reid saying he has done more than a dozen interviews in the last two days. "He does love the outdoors," he said. "So he was prepared, and he lasted. He had one jar of peanut butter left in the last 20 days, and that's how he survived."'It's an amazing day,' B.C. hotel manager says after missing hiker found alive | Canada TonightMike Reid, general manager of the Buffalo Inn, supported the family of the missing B.C. hiker during the long search for their son.
After that, police say, he "moved down the valley and built a camp and shelter in a dried-out creek bed." He was found Tuesday morning when he flagged down the two men and was taken to safety. Timber Bigfoot, the land and environment manager and member of the Prophet River First Nation, whose territory extends to the park, was tapped by search and rescue crews to help try to find Benastick because of his knowledge of the area, which he describes as one of the more isolated places in B.C.
"It's incredibly remote," he said, describing a mix of gentle hills and steep mountain terrain within the "massive" search area.'Nothing short of miraculous': Searcher describes mountain terrain where hiker survived 50 daysA 20-year-old has been found in northeast B.C. after surviving more than five weeks on his own in a remote mountain park. Search volunteer Adam Hawkins describes the "incredibly challenging" winter conditions he faced.
A photo Sam Benastick took, shared by his mother, as he began his trip into Redfern-Keily Provincial Park in northeastern B.C.
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