Two teenage boys have been rescued after spending the night lost near Whitewater Ski Resort.
Nelson Search and Rescue said in a statement Monday that two 16 year olds had been reported missing Sunday at 6:30 p.m.
Ten members failed to find the boys, but a helicopter located them at 8:45 a.m. Monday in the Qua valley south of Whitewater.
B次元官网网址淭his area has resulted in many searches in the past as adventurers can easily become disorientated on the ridge during bad weather and inadvertently head down the wrong side of the ridge,B次元官网网址 said the release.
B次元官网网址淚t was heard to have been said that some homework found in a backpack aided in starting a fire in the night.B次元官网网址
Nelson SAR said it received assistance from South Columbia and Castlegar SAR teams as well as the Whitewater Ski Patrol.