On Saturday September 10 at 2200hrs, Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue were called to Golden Ears Provincial Park to search for a missing 28 y/o male hiker. Subject was last seen about 10 minutes north of the emergency shelter on Panorama Ridge. He had become fatigued while attempting to hike the summitt of Golden Ears with a group of friends. He and a female companion decided to wait while the rest of the group summitted. While they were waiting, he told his companion that he was going to go find some water. When he failed to return, his hiking partners searched for an hour and then hiked out to alert the authorities.

RMSAR sent four teams to cover the more common places where hikers become disoriented. One team was sent to the summit where they interviewed campers. No sign of our subject was seen. RCMP helicopter Air One flew over the area searching with FLIR but other than several tenters and a campfire, nothing was located. As our members had been out all night, assistance was requested from Coquitlam SAR as well as North Shore Rescue. Talon Helicopters arrived to transport teams on and off the mountain. RCMP helicopter Air Five arrived to assist in the daytime search. Teams were inserted into drainages on both sides of Panorama Ridge. It was during an overflight of one of these areas that our subject was located alive and in relatively good condition. A team was inserted above his location and upon making contact with the subject, they determined that he was unable to make the hike up to the helicoter's position. A H.E.T.'s extraction was requested for both the subject and the ground crew. North Shore Rescue's specialty team was contacted to perform this procedure. All people were soon transported back to Ridge Command. Subject was given food and water as well as a lecture on hiking safety. Task was concluded at 1830hrs Sunday Sept 11.