Missing hiker found alive in Strathcona Provincial Park

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For three days, Keshav Jindal was stuck in on a mountain in Strathcona Park. On Thursday, rescuers found him alive.

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After being separated from his hiking group near Mount Washington on Monday afternoon, the 25-year-old was reported missing later that evening, sparking a massive search and rescue operation. Jindal was spotted waving to a helicopter on Thursday afternoon from a crevasse in the area of Paradise Meadows and Mount Albert Edward.

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SAR teams identify the area where the missing hiker was found

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Efforts were underway to retrieve him as of Thursday afternoon, and his condition is not immediately known.

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Seven separate SAR agencies from Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland joined forces to search for Jindal.

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Temperatures never dipped below 10 C over the three nights he was missing, and the area has ample freshwater sources.

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