After 50 days of disappearance, this young man of 22 survives extreme conditions (up to minus 22 degrees)

The story ended well and it's a real miracle! Newspapers often make the headlines with worrying disappearances, such as that of a 13-year-old girl in Brittany on November 26. And for some, like young Lina in the East, the outcome is tragic. For others, fortunately, the outcome is more favorable, as with little Santiago, a premature newborn kidnapped by his parents and found safe and sound.

In Canada, it was a hiker who no longer gave any sign of life. Aged 22, the young man was an experienced walker, but he did not no news for more than 50 days. Experienced Sam Benastick had gone to a forest in the northeastern region of British Columbia. His relatives had known nothing about him since October 17. And winter has come…

Canada: hiker found after 50 days

- tells the incredible story of Sam Benastick, who went hiking for 10 days. Missing for 50 days in the foresthe was finally found. Her grandmother tells the media: “I can't stop smiling. I'm so proud of him because he managed to stay alive”. It must be said that there is something to be proud of: he remained in extreme conditions, nighttime temperatures were below -20°C. On October 28, the search was called off after an intense 11-day rescue and search operation, with his chances of survival slim.

His grandmother Eileen Stevens says that when she and Sam's father heard the news firsthand, they laughed and cried at the same time. His parents were on their way to join him at the time of the interview. He was at Fort Nelson Hospital, suffering from frostbite due to the cold. He was also treated because he had inhaled smoke. But how did he survive?

Survival in extreme conditions

The mystery surrounding young Sam's survival remains. The hiker described as experienced by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police was still wanted by his loved ones. His mother Sandra Crocker had continued to post announcements on Facebook to try to find him. And these are moreover two men who recognized him on the Redfern Lake trailwhere they worked. They saw him walking with difficulty using two sticks, his sleeping bag cut up and wrapped around his legs, says CNN.

He would have explained to be stayed in his car for two days then walked to a stream on the mountainside and camped for 10 to 15 days. Descending into the valley, Sam built a shelter in a dry creek bed, before going out onto the trail and signaling to the two men. He was later brought to safety but has yet to say how he got lost. An investigation is underway.

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