Rescuers say a teenage girl who was missing for more than two days in a Metro Vancouver provincial park has been found alive.
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Team manager Ryan Smith with Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue says Esther Wang was located Thursday night and has gone home with her family after a medical assessment.From our newsroom to your inbox at noon, the latest headlines, stories, opinion and photos from the Toronto Sun.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter.
The group left a lookout point at about 2:45 p.m. to head back to their campground but about 15 minutes later they noticed that Wang was missing. Police say 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.
The search and rescue team confirmed Thursday that a search was underway involving a helicopter, a drone and teams of rescuers from across the Lower Mainland.
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