Man lost in forest for 33 days in Canada but survives

A young Anishinaabe man from Lac Simon was found weak but safe and sound after being lost for 33 days in the forest in northern Quebec, Report informs referring to CBC.

Percy James Poucachiche was found on August 24 across the lake from his community of Lac Simon, after a large volunteer effort to find him.

Lac Simon is located east of Val d'Or and south of Senneterre, about 600 kilometers north of Montreal.

The 26-year-old had been reported missing on July 23.

On July 21, Poucachiche decided to stay in a tent in the bush not too far from his community. It was something he had done in the past and his mother arranged to bring him food.

But after the first night, when she arrived with the food, Poucachiche was not around. The next day she reported him missing to the provincial police.

Searchers came from Lac Simon, but also from Val d'Or and other surrounding towns. At times, there were more than 60 searchers.

On the night of August 23, two local fishers from Lac Simon heard something across the lake.

When they brought Poucachiche to the shore, he was met by an ambulance, police and some community members.

Pien said Poucachiche was visibly weakened from spending so long in the bush.

"He had a hard time to walk. He had almost no energy. He was hungry. His face almost shrank because he didn't have enough to eat," said Daniel Pien, who helped coordinate the search with dozens of people, with support from the Sûreté du Québec.

Pien said Poucachiche survived by eating blueberries and rabbit, but he doesn't know much more about how Poucachiche got through those 33 days.

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