Sam Benastick is shown in an RCMP handout photo.Photo by HO/THE CANADIAN PRESS

Hiker reported missing five weeks ago found alive in northern B.C.

Environment Canada data show temperatures in the region have recently dipped to about -30 C with snow falling

by · National Post

Police say a hiker who was reported missing more than five weeks ago amid frigid conditions in northern British Columbia has been found alive.

Northern Rockies RCMP said Wednesday that Sam Benastick was spotted on Tuesday when he flagged down two workers on a trail to Redfern Lake, about 250 kilometres southwest of Fort Nelson.

They recognized the man and took him to hospital, where police confirmed he was the missing hiker.

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