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Rescue society praises B.C.'s teens survival skills after he got lost snowmobiling

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A 'snow shed' is shown in the south Cariboo region in this recent handout photo. The backcountry survival skills of a British Columbia teen who got lost while snowmobiling with family and friends have been praised by search and rescue volunteers who found the youth safe. The South Cariboo Search and Rescue Society says the 17-year-old did everything right when things went wrong. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - South Cariboo Search & Rescue

Search and rescue volunteers are praising the actions of a teen who spent several hours lost in the backcountry over the weekend.

The South Cariboo Search and Rescue Society says the 17 year old made responsible choices when he found himself separated from his group of snowmobilers on Saturday.

The youth dug a snow cave, and thanks to the food and water he was also carrying, was warm and comfortable while awaiting rescue.

He got separated near Mahood Lake, about 80 kilometres east of 100 Mile House.

Fellow snowmobilers called search and rescue when their own two-hour search failed to find the teen, and volunteers located him and reunited him with his family before 11 p.m. that night.

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