Search and rescue crews near 100 Mile House, B.C., are commending the actions of a 17-year-old who dug a snow cave to stay warm and safe after getting lost snowmobiling.

After overtaking his companions, the 17-year-old got lost in the mountains, prompting the teen to build a snow cave, where he had stayed for about five hours until a rescue team arrived.

100 MILE HOUSE — A teen who became lost while on a family snowmobile outing in a remote B.C. mountain wilderness is being praised for using his backcountry survival skills. The 17-year-old did ...

"I had another choice of breaking in a house, breaking in a car … or doing something considered as a crime," he said. Felix said the snow cave was just big enough for him to crawl into.

Lost teen builds snow cave to survive A 17-year-old is safe and sound thanks to some quick thinking after he got separated from his snowmobile group on Saturday. An Ontario woman waited 5 years to ...

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