MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. — A teenage hiker who emerged safe from a forest more than two days after going missing in a Metro Vancouver provincial park is being praised for her preparedness.
Team manager Ryan Smith with Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue said he was "elated" at the outcome. He said 16-year-old Esther Wang's physical fitness and planning, as well as good weather, could be credited for her safe return.
RCMP Supt. Wendy Mehat said Wang went home with her parents after a medical assessment. "She is healthy, she is happy and she is with family," Mehat said in the release. Police said the group returned to the viewpoint to look for Wang and when she wasn't found the leader returned to the entrance of the trail to have a park ranger call police.
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