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View of the mountains at Golden Ears Park in British Columbia, Canada.Gabriel Mello/Getty Images
A 16-year-old girl was separated from her hiking group in the Canadian wilderness and went missing.
After 54 hours and a massive search and rescue effort, she left on the same path she entered.
The RCMP said the teen is unharmed except for a few mosquito bites.
A teenage girl who went missing in the Canadian wilderness found her way out of a provincial park in British Columbia after 54 hours, authorities said.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in a rack that 16-year-old Esther Wang entered Golden Ears Park on June 27 as part of a walking group. At some point, the girl became separated from her group, and when none of them could find her, they notified park officials.
Finally, after a two-day search and rescue effort involving 16 teams and a large number of volunteers, Wang “walked out of the East Canyon Trail on her own” around 9:30 p.m. on June 19, the RCMP statement said.
“The East Canyon Trail is the same trail she was on when she became separated from her group,” the statement said.
Wang was reunited with her family that same night after being assessed by medical personnel.
At a press conference, RCMP Superintendent Wendy Mehat told Canadian reporters that Wang was “tired but unharmed apart from a few mosquito bites”.
Mehat added that Wang “is healthy, she is happy, she is with her family. That is the best possible outcome for us.”
Rescue team member Ryan Smith told CBC News that Wang was “a very determined young lady” and praised her for her level-headedness.
Wang “took precautions. She had food and water. She seemed to stop and then think, orient herself and plan accordingly,” Smith said, according to CBC.
The RCMP reminded hikers to prepare for their journeys by bringing essentials such as food, water, extra clothing, navigational aids and a first aid kit.
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