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\u201cHe was in pretty weak condition. It\u2019s not known if he would have made another 24 hours, because all he had survived on was just some water,\u201d said Zimmerman.<\/p>\n
Barber and his shelter were found near a large rock with an SOS message written on it in mud.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe had taken some grass and stuffed in his clothing for insulation, he built himself a small shelter. He was drinking pond water to survive. We\u2019re just very happy that he was found alive.\u201d<\/p>\n
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McKinnon noted crews spent days scouring hundreds of kilometres of backcountry to find Barber, equating the operation to finding a needle in a haystack.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe got lucky and we\u2019re pretty pleased with what took place but geographically, this is a significant area in terms of land mass.\u201d<\/p>\n
After being found and extracated, Barber was treated for dehydration at Cariboo Memorial Hopsital in Williams Lake. He has since been released and reunited with his family.<\/p>\n
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