Man missing in B.C. backcountry for 2 weeks found by wildfire crew - CBC.ca

A wildfire attack crew looking for a newly started forest fire instead found a man who had been missing in the rugged backcountry of Garibaldi Provincial Park, north of Vancouver.

A statement from Squamish RCMP says the hiker missing in the park for two weeks was found safe on Thursday.

"They saw somebody down on the ground, arms waving and signalling for help,'' Zandberg said.

The area where Ring was spotted is very remote, he said.

The statement from RCMP says "there was literal cheer'' in the detachment when members of the Coastal Fire Centre reported they had found Ring.

Zandberg said it was only after the crew landed to help the man that they found out he'd been missing.

The crew flew him to a waiting ambulance and RCMP, then went back to investigate the fire they were originally called about, he said.

"I think everybody's really glad he was found,'' Zandberg said.