Hiker Missing in BC Wilderness for More Than Five Weeks Is Found Alive

Northern Rockies RCMP officials were notified on Nov. 26 that hiker Sam Benastick, who had been reported missing on Oct. 19, had been located. RCMP

A hiker who was reported missing in mid-October after failing to return from a camping trip in British Columbia’s Northern Rockies has been found alive.

Hiker Sam Benastick, 20, was found by two workers on their way to the Redfern Lake trail, located in the remote wilderness of B.C.’s Redfern-Keily Provincial Park, according to an RCMP press release on Nov. 27. The two men recognized Benastick and took him to hospital, where police confirmed his identity.