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Missing teen skier found alive in Maine

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    17-year-old separated from father 2 days prior

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In the state -- -- there is good news and joy for a seventeen year old by the name.

Of Nicholas joint press conference seven minutes away there this was -- -- who was separated from his father on Sunday afternoon for two days they've been looking for.

He is now been found and he is alive.

That Bradford is director of public information education with.

The main department of fisheries and wildlife out of a -- -- minutes or good morning to you.

Good morning -- I'm fine thank you for your time the big question is his condition how is he.

Well as far as we know -- he's in pretty good shape broad that he was -- -- spotted this morning.

On a snowmobile trail on the back of Sugarloaf Mountain on the -- -- -- And he was brought in by national mobile were and met up with -- wardens and so forth he's being taken.

At this time to Franklin memorial hospital for evaluation and we should given a big toe on his condition there.

Frostbite hypothermia you know.

Although.

Of course quite a good possibility.

Hypothermia.

It is is also a possibility.

Dehydration we don't know about because.

-- -- with emotional and so forth in the mountains -- you -- always do a little bit of that but.

And sure he's cold he's tired he's hungry.

But the good news is he's alive and everybody's so we've we've got about the best into this surge that we -- hope.

Well you're right about that there's a report that he build a snow came and slept in an overnight is that true.

As a matter of fact -- -- he.

And this is what happened he moved up -- apparently got off.

When went out of bounds while skiing down the trail.

And instead of -- you know we thought we could get back couldn't.

And kept going.

So four point Beverly couldn't get out for the night he built -- OK even stayed in net.

It yesterday he -- -- -- snow -- and walked a short distance.

And so forth.

Took a look around.

This and that didn't see anything didn't hear everything.

So for the you do as deep in the woods -- where you're -- knew that he couldn't get any help immediately so we went back in that's okay would stay there last night.

Came out this morning and decided he better go forward and started walking in.

Came across betrayal and that's where this.

-- -- we -- probably had his remarkable journey is this good.

Really just put us where and when someone goes like and then does the things that you want them to do in order to stay alive and and so forth it's that's really remarkable.

There is this no deep enough.

It in the woods section.

Away from the resort area I don't want you can afternoon hours it -- -- there.

-- I hit one report yesterday that oh we have -- snowpack in that area of about five and a half feet.

So.

It didn't know in the woods and so forth that might be less than that but it would still be your quality is -- All right we'll get -- and a couple minutes when we listen -- press conference houses family doing to talk to them.

I haven't talked to them no -- -- warden who was taking them in to see him and so forth.

And you might expect.

Good they're they're pretty proud people like this.

Or that Doug did he say that -- did did he.

If he he -- off a different -- from his father that's the report.

Did he elected go out of bounds or.

From -- and argue for an area where he could dots I guess hold his skis.

Yeah I really I really don't know that for sure -- but -- -- I do know that when -- -- there -- -- -- and so those.

He twists and turns and so forth it's pretty easy if you're not careful -- -- To -- all and out of bounds and and separated so Doug thank you.

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