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| Golden Ears Park: Missing Canadian teen found after 54-hour search | Golden Ears Park: Missing Canadian teen found after 54-hour search |
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| Esther Wang disappeared on Tuesday at Golden Ears Park in the province of British Columbia | Esther Wang disappeared on Tuesday at Golden Ears Park in the province of British Columbia |
| A Canadian teenager has been found two days after she went missing in the wilderness of a vast provincial park. | A Canadian teenager has been found two days after she went missing in the wilderness of a vast provincial park. |
| Esther Wang, 16, disappeared after she was separated from her hiking group in the 555sq km (214sq mile) Golden Ears Park in British Columbia. | Esther Wang, 16, disappeared after she was separated from her hiking group in the 555sq km (214sq mile) Golden Ears Park in British Columbia. |
| Authorities launched a mammoth 54-hour search that included a helicopter, a drone and 16 search teams. | Authorities launched a mammoth 54-hour search that included a helicopter, a drone and 16 search teams. |
| But the teen emerged uninjured from a trail on her own on Thursday. | |
| Police said Ms Wang was recovering with her family. | Police said Ms Wang was recovering with her family. |
| "She's healthy, she's happy, she is with family. That's the best possible outcome for us," Royal Canadian Mounted Police Supt Wendy Mehat said in a statement. | "She's healthy, she's happy, she is with family. That's the best possible outcome for us," Royal Canadian Mounted Police Supt Wendy Mehat said in a statement. |
| "Esther's family has expressed sincere gratitude to all first responders and Search and Rescue groups," Supt Mehat added. "They are very thankful for this outcome and request privacy at this time." | "Esther's family has expressed sincere gratitude to all first responders and Search and Rescue groups," Supt Mehat added. "They are very thankful for this outcome and request privacy at this time." |
| Officials said Ms Wang emerged from the East Canyon trail on which she had initially gone missing at around 21:30 local time on Thursday (04:30 GMT Friday). | |
| It is unclear how she was separated from her group. Local media reported that the group left a lookout point around 14:45 on Tuesday, and realised that Ms Wang was not with them around 15 minutes later. | It is unclear how she was separated from her group. Local media reported that the group left a lookout point around 14:45 on Tuesday, and realised that Ms Wang was not with them around 15 minutes later. |
| The group leader returned to the lookout but could not find her, and so raised the alarm. A search was launched soon after. | The group leader returned to the lookout but could not find her, and so raised the alarm. A search was launched soon after. |
| Ms Wang was checked by emergency services, who determined that she was unharmed during the ordeal - with the exception of some mosquito bites. She was then permitted to return home with her parents. | Ms Wang was checked by emergency services, who determined that she was unharmed during the ordeal - with the exception of some mosquito bites. She was then permitted to return home with her parents. |
| "We're elated at the outcome of the search and Esther being returned to her family is what our objective was," search and rescue spokesperson Ryan Smith said. | "We're elated at the outcome of the search and Esther being returned to her family is what our objective was," search and rescue spokesperson Ryan Smith said. |
| "We used as many resources as we could. I'd like to thank our partner organizations, the RCMP, other first responders, the helicopter companies that assisted us in this exhaustive search." | "We used as many resources as we could. I'd like to thank our partner organizations, the RCMP, other first responders, the helicopter companies that assisted us in this exhaustive search." |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| British Columbia | British Columbia |
| Canada | Canada |