A missing person last heard from about two and a half months ago has turned up safe, after getting stuck on top of Caycuse Mountain near Cowichan Lake.
Bear Henry, a 37-year-old Indigenous person, hadn’t been seen by family since being captured on surveillance video in Lake Cowichan on Nov. 27.
A statement from supporters said Henry was driven by workers from Gemini Logging about 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday to a Tim Hortons at Lake Cowichan and given money for food.
Henry, who is two-spirit and uses gender-neutral pronouns, had told a friend Nov. 27 that they had parked in Lake Cowichan for the night with the intention of heading in the direction of the Fairy Creek logging-protest camps near Port Renfrew.
Henry had plans to be in the Fairy Creek area for a week or two and wasn’t reported missing until Dec. 11.
The statement said Henry survived on beans and snow after their van got stuck on top of Caycuse Mountain “out of sight of the helicopter’s efforts to find them as they were flying too far south.”
Despite having lost weight, they are described as energetic and happy to be found.
“Bear and their family are ecstatic that Bear is home and are asking for privacy over the next few days,” the statement said.
Friends and family raised over $18,000 for large-scale searches by helicopter, boat and on foot, and created an email address for tips.
