Hiker missing near Nanaimo, B.C., since Saturday found alive
NANAIMO, B.C. — A 20 year-old man who was missing for almost three days while hiking near Nanaimo, B.C., survived by drinking creek water, hunkering down in a cave, and walking.
Spencer Hunt of Victoria was not prepared to spend the night in the bush when he became separated from his hiking group on Saturday afternoon.
RCMP say he had no supplies and wearing a red sweater, blue jeans and running shoes.
Const. Gary O’Brien says a search helicopter spotted Hunt waving his arms before noon Monday out of the area where searchers had been looking and about four kilometres from where he was last seen near Ammonite Falls.