Hiker Sam Benastick was found by two men on Tuesday after spending more than a month in the snowy British Columbia wilderness.

Sam Benastick has been found after being lost for more than five weeks in a Northern British Columbia park. Photo: RCMP When 20-year-old Sam Benastick left his home on October 17, he planned on camping in Redfern-Keily park for a total of 10 days.

A hiker who went missing in northeast British Columbia's backcountry has been found after surviving more than five weeks in a remote provincial park as snow fell and temperatures plunged below –20 C.Sam Benastick,

A hiker who was lost in the backwoods of British Columbia for more than five weeks has been found alive. Sam Benastick, 20, was reported missing on 19 October after he failed to return from a 10-day fishing and hiking trip in Redfern-Keily Park in the northern Rocky Mountains.

Police say a hiker who was reported missing more than five weeks ago amid frigid conditions in northern British Columbia has been found alive.