VANCOUVER --
Search and rescue crews are lauding a 17 year-old for his quick-thinking and common sense, after the teen was lost in snowy mountain terrain over the weekend.
The teen, who wishes to be identified only by his first name, Robert, said he was snowmobiling Saturday afternoon with his father and brother on Mica Mountain, which is east of 100 Mile House.
At some point, his brother got stuck and his father went to help, but Robert was ahead of the pair and didn’t realize they had stopped.
He found himself in steep, unfamiliar terrain.
“I tried to get back the way I came, but I destroyed the trail in the process,” he said.