He did not yield under pressure.
A Canadian teen who got lost on a snowmobile managed to survive in an incredible way by building a snow cave and staying in it until discovered.
“This young man did everything right after something went wrong,” wrote South Cariboo Search and Rescue, the nonprofit that eventually found the unnamed 17-year-old on Facebook. The accompanying photos show the impressive looking snow pit that the improvised survivalist built and crouched in it to the rescue.
The area’s Royal Canadian Mounted Police first realized something was wrong when they were notified of a late snowmobile on Saturday night, the department said. The boy had reportedly not returned to the parking lot with the other members of the party.
At that point, some snowmobiles began to search for the missing teen, while others alerted SCSAR. Several hours later, the mounted police received a message from SCSAR that they had “located the youth in good condition and took him off the mountain,” according to the police statement.
SCSAR wrote on Facebook that the teenager “had become separated from his group” and could not find his way out of the backcountry “the way he came in.”
Despite not being familiar with the “terrain and surroundings,” the resourceful outdoorsman “parked his sledge in a wide open area, walked to a nearby tree area and built himself an incredible snow cave to spend the night,” they wrote. . Rescuers found him in the icy foxhole with food and water.
SCSAR concluded, “This young man made our task a little less difficult by staying in place and having some knowledge of survival in the backcountry.”
Needless to say, the Facebook Peanut Gallery was impressed with the ingenuity of the snowmobile.
“Great thinking by the young man and great teaching by the one who taught him survival skills,” twinkled a newfound fan of the so-called Bear Grylls.
Another wrote: “Whoever taught this young man deserves a medal! Always be prepared for the worst. “