B.C. camper heard yelling in the woods not in distress, just singing Nickelback

Calgary Herald

2 days ago

Nothing like a good, old-fashioned Nickel-back country singalong to launch search and rescue crews into action.
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On Thursday evening, the Central Okanagan Search and Rescue crew were out training when they received reports of someone yelling for help near the Boulderfields, a climbing spot near the Kettle Valley Railway.
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Two hikers had contacted 911 after hearing what sounded like 'repeated cries.' The crew immediately switched from training to rescue mode, activating its drone team along with two RCMP officers.
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The first members of the crew who arrived at the Boulderfields could hear 'faint yelling – but couldn't make out what was being said,' according to a post online by the search team.
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The crew had split into two teams and was prepping to search the woods and the forest roads when team members found the source of the yelling: A man camping alone who had been belting out Nickelback's greatest hits.
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The camper was 'singing his heart out to the trees, blissfully unaware that the acoustics of the Boulderfields had turned his tent-side concert into an accidental distress signal,' according to the team.
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'He wasn't in trouble,' said search manager Duane Tresnich. 'Unless you count his singing.'
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The team thanked the hikers who called it in, adding that while Thursday evening's incident turned out to be nothing more than a camper in need of singing lessons, 'it could have been serious.'
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'And remember, our services are always free. And the money you save could be spent on singing lessons.'
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