Vernon Search and Rescue were called out around 9:30 Saturday night to assist in the search for a missing hiker at Silver Star Mountain.The man --who was from Ontario-- had called the RCMP using his cellphone saying he'd gone hiking, was on a trail but could not find his way off of the mountain. Search manager Leigh Pearson says 25 members of Vernon SAR took part on the search with teams of members on ATV's dispatched to check all trails in both the Silver Star and Sovereign Lake tail systems. The man's vehicle was located by a SAR Member in the new Ridge Subdivision at Silver Star and a tracking team was sent out to begin the search from that area. At around 11:30 PM the hiker called the RCMP again indicating he had continued to try and hike out and had come across a sign for the Three Wise Men ski run on the Putnam side of Silver Star. Two ATV Teams were sent to pick him up. Pearson says the man was cold but otherwise in good condition.
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