The man, who was visiting from the Netherlands, was lucky to have survived, the team says
North Shore Rescue says a hiker is lucky to have survived after becoming lost in the snow, deep in the North Vancouver backcountry.
But, after about eight hours, he found himself in deep snow and deeper trouble with no trail in sight, said John Blown, search manager. At the time, he had about five per cent battery left on his phone and the temperature was about -5 C. Because it was such a short flight away, rescuers were able to spot the man’s cellphone flashlight easily with night-vision goggles and find a nearby spot to do a hover exit, Blown said.
If the team didn’t have access to a night-flying helicopter, it would have been an all-night slog just to reach the man’s general area, with no certainty of where to find him.
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