B.C. man who went missing in mountains for several days found alive

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Kelly, A. (2026, September 5). B.C. man who went missing in mountains for several days found alive. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/stanislav-volo-found-alive-squamish-9.7333515?cmp=rss

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Stanislav Volo, a 42-year-old man from Squamish, British Columbia, went missing on Sunday after going for a hike above the Sea-to-Sky Gondola and was found alive several days later. Search manager Tyler Duncan described it as "absolutely remarkable" that Volo survived by eating twigs and wildflowers while stuck in the wilderness with an injured foot. Volo said he was rescued on Friday and walked out of the forest onto a road where search teams met him. The search effort involved multiple agencies, drones, helicopters, police dogs, and many volunteers, and was considered one of the most "involved" searches in 15 years by Duncan.
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Story summary

A 43-year-old man, Stanislav Volo, who had been missing in the mountains near Squamish, British Columbia, for several days has been found alive. He went for a hike on Sunday above the Sea-to-Sky Gondola and did not return home, sparking a massive search effort involving multiple agencies. Volo's phone died when he got to the top of the mountain, and he was left without a way to communicate or navigate. He had to stay near a creek to get fresh water and eventually injured his foot while on the hike, forcing him to wait several cold nights for it to heal. Despite being without food and shelter for 5 nights, Volo survived by eating twigs and wildflowers, as well as some gummy bears he had with him. He was found on Friday evening on the Indian Arm Forest Service Road after descending the mountain under his own power, injured but alive. The search effort involved resources brought in from across BC, including search and rescue teams from Pemberton to Mission and Vancouver Island. Volo's experience has been described as "one of the most involved searches" in almost 20 years of search and rescue operations.

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CBC News · 0.88 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 38 📰 publisher trust 74
“Both articles report on Stanislav Volo's disappearance and rescue in the Coast Mountains near Squamish, with identical details about the incident.”
The Globe and Mail · 0.88 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 7% hedged 1 of 14 📰 publisher trust 53
“Both articles report on the finding of Stanislav Volo, alive and safe, after being missing for several days in the mountains near Squamish, BC, with identical details about the rescue.”
Global News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 13 📰 publisher trust 63
“Both articles report on the exact same incident: Stanislav Volo's disappearance and rescue in Squamish, B.C., with matching names, locations, and timeline.”
CBC News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 10% hedged 3 of 29 📰 publisher trust 60
“Article B describes a different missing person, Stanislav Volo, and does not mention Kalie McCrystal”
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B.C. CBC News Squamish Squamish Search and Rescue

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Volo PERSON · 9× Duncan PERSON · 5× CBC News ORG · 2× Squamish NORP · 2× B.C. GPE · 1× Ola Volo PERSON · 1× Squamish Search and Rescue ORG · 1× Stanislav Volo PERSON · 1× Stas PERSON · 1× Tyler Duncan PERSON · 1×

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Stanislav Volo went for a hike on Sunday above the Sea-to-Sky Gondola and did not return home. Speaking to CBC News from Squamish General Hospital after he was found, Volo said his phone died when he got to the top of a hike, and he was "going in circles and circles trying to find a way down," having to stay near a creek to get fresh water.
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🔮 The road he was walking on is on the backside of Mount Habrich Loop and he would have gone through difficult and technical terrain to reach the road.
2026-09-05 · CBC News
B.C. man who went missing in mountains for several days found alive · assertive framing

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B.C. man who went missing in mountains for several days found alive Search manager says it's 'absolutely remarkable' that hiker survived A Squamish man who was missing in the mountains for several days has been found alive. asserted
who → go → days
Stanislav Volo went for a hike on Sunday above the Sea-to-Sky Gondola and did not return home. Speaking to CBC News from Squamish General Hospital after he was found, Volo said his phone died when he got to the top of a hike, and he was "going in circles and circles trying to find a way down," having to stay near a creek to get fresh water. asserted
he → go → water
"I was crying from happiness," he said of his reaction to seeing people again on Friday, calling it a miracle. asserted
he → cry → it
He said when he eventually saw people searching for him on a road, they were crying too — reflecting how much they had hoped to find him. asserted
they → say → him
Volo said he got injured while on the hike, and had to wait a few cold nights for his foot to heal. asserted
he → say → foot
He said he learned a lot about survival in the wilderness, and was determined to not spend the rest of his time on the mountain. asserted
he → say → mountain
Volo survived by eating twigs and wildflowers. asserted
Volo → survive → twigs
"When you still have some sort of stamina, some energy, and you can actually do something and that's why ... I decided to, like, keep going," he said. asserted
he → do → something
His sister Ola Volo confirmed her brother was found earlier Friday. asserted
brother → confirm → ?
"We found him," she said. asserted
she → find → him
"He walked out on the road on his two feet. asserted
He → walk → feet
She eventually went to see her brother in hospital, where she connected him with CBC News. asserted
she → go → News
He celebrated by eating pizza, calling it "very tasty." 'Remarkable that he survived' Squamish Search and Rescue also confirmed that Volo had been found alive. asserted
Volo → celebrate → it
"It's absolutely remarkable that he survived," said search manager Tyler Duncan. asserted
Duncan → survive → ?
Volo managed to walk out onto the Indian Arm Forest Service Road where search and rescue had been flying a drone to look for him. asserted
search → manage → him
"He walked out of the forest onto the road and [we] were able to meet him and get in contact with him and provide him with some very basic first aid," Duncan said. asserted
Duncan → walk → aid
Volo was tired, hungry, cold and wet but overall he was doing well and wasn't injured, Duncan said. asserted
Duncan → do → ?
The road he was walking on is on the backside of Mount Habrich Loop and he would have gone through difficult and technical terrain to reach the road. asserted
he → walk → road
"I would absolutely love to sit down with Stas and have a good conversation about what he has been up to for the last six days," Duncan said. asserted
Duncan → love → days
"It's got to be a remarkable story." asserted
It → get → ?
Duncan said it was one of the most "involved" searches he had been a part of in his 15 years in search and rescue. asserted
he → say → search
It must have been an absolutely horrendous experience for him," Duncan said. asserted
Duncan → say → him
Went hiking above the Sea-to-Sky Gondola Volo planned to hike the Mount Habrich Loop and surveillance footage showed him getting off at the top of the Sea-to-Sky Gondola in Squamish around 11:30 a.m. PT on Sunday. asserted
him → go → Sunday
Drones, helicopters and police dogs joined in the search along with many volunteers from multiple search-and-rescue agencies. asserted
Drones → join → agencies
On Tuesday, Volo made a call to 911 saying he was stuck on the mountain. asserted
he → make → mountain
RCMP Sgt. Katrina Boehmer said Volo was transported to hospital and is being treated for what is believed to be minor injuries. asserted
what → say → hospital
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