{"id":43325,"date":"2025-08-12T20:15:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T20:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/man-survives-9-days-in-wilderness-drinking-dirty-pond-water-carved-help-on-rock-before-rescue\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T20:15:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T20:15:13","slug":"man-survives-9-days-in-wilderness-drinking-dirty-pond-water-carved-help-on-rock-before-rescue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/man-survives-9-days-in-wilderness-drinking-dirty-pond-water-carved-help-on-rock-before-rescue\/","title":{"rendered":"Man survives 9 days in wilderness drinking dirty pond water, carved &#8220;HELP&#8221; on rock before rescue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A man was rescued after surviving nine days lost in the Canadian wilderness, officials said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Barber, 39, was reported missing in British Columbia&#8217;s Cariboo region on July 31, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c23ppzevgpvo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CBS News partner BBC News reported<\/a>. Williams Lake Royal Canadian Mounted Police Staff Sgt. Brad McKinnon\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecanadianpressnews.ca\/prairies_bc\/bc\/missing-b-c-man-survives-several-days-in-wilderness-by-slurping-water-from-ponds\/article_a12146f3-6e33-5d4b-ba15-31f125445b02.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">told The Canadian Press<\/a> that the search was like &#8220;looking for a needle in a haystack&#8221; and described the remote area as &#8220;boggy,&#8221; with &#8220;tons of rural and wilderness areas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, Barber had an &#8220;above average understanding of the wilderness,&#8221; McKinnon said. He was able to build a shelter from sticks and moss. He drank pond water to stay hydrated, McKinnon said, and &#8220;munched on whatever he could find.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Barber also wrote multiple messages, including carving the word &#8220;HELP&#8221; on a rock near his shelter and drawing an &#8220;SOS&#8221; in mud to try to alert rescuers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/afaf70f4-9e8c-4542-9a77-bd863642799a\/thumbnail\/620x465\/2688a74f484220a7e0b7b89978bc9871\/529388529-1204783618353619-4963742755289818542-n.jpg#\" alt=\"529388529-1204783618353619-4963742755289818542-n.jpg \" height=\"465\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/afaf70f4-9e8c-4542-9a77-bd863642799a\/thumbnail\/620x465\/2688a74f484220a7e0b7b89978bc9871\/529388529-1204783618353619-4963742755289818542-n.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/12\/afaf70f4-9e8c-4542-9a77-bd863642799a\/thumbnail\/1240x930\/1221248ed72f2bcb9125aa637842f8ba\/529388529-1204783618353619-4963742755289818542-n.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">The shelter and &#8220;HELP&#8221; message Andrew Barber carved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Quesnel Search &amp; Rescue<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Aug. 8, Barber was found safe near his shelter after being spotted by a helicopter from the Quesnel Search and Rescue team. Rescuers had first seen Barber&#8217;s truck, then they found him and his shelter about three miles away, Quesnel Search and Rescue president Bob Zimmerman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/man-rescued-quesnel-sar-august-2025-1.7605332\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">told CBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Barber was severely dehydrated and had a leg injury, the BBC reported. He was taken to a hospital for treatment and released.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today&#8217;s result is why we train, why we respond, and why we never give up,&#8221; the Quesnel Search and Rescue team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/QuesnelSAR\/posts\/pfbid02dXjzxoQm6FSRgPfAztrDJe9Sui6yVPT63x9rEbdumtQ1XRoECoMenTERL35cTvDKl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said on social media<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Other agencies, including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, British Columbia search and rescue organization PEP Air and BC Emergency Health Services also took part in the search for Barber.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Zimmerman told CBC News that despite Barber&#8217;s survival skills, he may not have lasted much longer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He was having a hard time standing. 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