Човек спаси след издълбаване на „Помощ“ на скала, оцелява 9 дни на езерна вода

Човек съумя да оцелее в канадската пустиня в продължение на девет дни, като просто живее от мръсна вода за езеро. Мъжът, разпознат като Андрю Барбър, на 39 години, беше избавен, откакто издълбава думата „ помощ “ на канара и рисува „ SOS “ в калта. Той е открит подслон под спонтанна тиня, по-слаба до знаците, съгласно отчет в.

Г-н Барбър е обявено за липсващ на 31 юли покрай езерото Малейз, почти на 587 км северно от Ванкувър, където камионът му се е разпаднал. His position was located after a helicopter spotted his truck on a forest road.

" After over a week in the wilderness, our subject has been located alive during today's search from the air. This outcome is the result of countless hours on the ground and in the air, using every resource and piece of technology available to us, " Quesnel Search and Rescue (QSR), an area volunteer search and rescue group, posted on Фейсбук.

" This outcome is the result of countless hours on the ground and in the air, using every resource and piece of technology available to us. "

QSR President Bob Zimmerman said Mr Barber was having a hard time standing and it was highly unlikely that he would have made it through another 24 hours without the rescue workers recovering him.

'He sustained some injuries'

Staff Sergeant Brad McKinnon of the Williams Lake RCMP said Mr Barber survived by " literally slurping unclean pond water to stay hydrated ".

“The human body can go a long time without food, but water is a different situation, " said Mr McKinnon, adding: “He sustained some injuries and was severely Дехидратиран.