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Missing hiker located near Buntzen Lake area

Missing hiker Alec Winter has been located by Coquitlam Search and Rescue near Buntzen Lake area.

Coquitlam Search and Rescue have rescued 21-year-old Alec Winter.

Winter had been missing since last Friday when he went for a hike along the Dilly Dally trail on Eagle Ridge but never returned.

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Michael Coyle with Coquitlam Search and Rescue says Winter was found on the opposite side of the ridge where he was supposed to be hiking.

Coyle says crews had to conduct a long line rescue because the area is very inaccessible.

“Terrain there is very rugged and dangerous.”

Coquitlam SAR says Winter appears to be in good condition.

 

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