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    Snowmobiler set out on search after seeing story on news

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The TV -- watching can save your life.

Not -- much help this program would be.

But there's -- seventeen year old skier who says he likes to watch survival shows on TV.

And that just maybe part of the reason he's alive today.

His name is Nicholas joy here's a photo he disappeared on Sunday at a popular ski resort sugarloaf in Maine.

Searchers found him safe and sound just few hours ago.

He says when he realized he was lost he built a small snow -- for shelter and he learned that from here inside your television box.

Sugar -- general manager says it appears -- accidentally wandered off -- -- at the resort you can see from the ski trail map it's a pretty big area.

Dozens of people search -- including Navy SEALs and Border Patrol personnel but the guy who found him.

Was not part of the official search party that man is Joseph Paul I presume -- -- on your screen a volunteer firefighter who heard about the missing team.

And didn't talk to anybody just jumped on his snowmobile figured I'll go out -- look.

And sure enough they found that Joseph Paul is on the phone with -- now doesn't -- Afternoon good afternoon what do you mean you just thought well we'll look for the guy maybe a vitamin that you found -- that doesn't happen nor does it had to do that.

I don't know I've been involved in double that rescue.

My local department come on and I just was up here and I knew the area where he was -- well like on disarmament don't feel comfortable provide anyway.

If I can.

-- -- -- Sure so when you found him what was he doing what was what was his situation.

He was the most mobile trail it weighed me down and I knew it was him right away because.

Not too many people quote I couldn't people.

That's -- true though the long -- I stopped and asked them we wondered how we was always do when.

In -- -- a lot of people look and feel.

I am guessing you might have been aware of that -- mid been missing from -- days but.

I understand it he built a decent -- does snow cave there what you think of his I don't know is homestead there.

Well I didn't see it but god he told me about it that he saw it on the Bible believe me.

Took a bunch -- hemlock branches and made himself -- felt -- the -- -- let them.

Are they don't play it -- and only had water to do any of.

I guess that bit of a kind of wicked storm there for a day or two about.

Yeah there was a -- -- it is all data that they depression no one and I guess he just couldn't figure is way out was that the deal.

Yeah he's pretty good -- yesterday.

Because he was in the in between two mountains area within the sound -- so.

He wasn't -- go we have the the sound was coming home.

This -- and I -- Follow some smoke who live -- to rescue people women look at talk yesterday.

The but there's another big storm on the way you deserve some sort of award I don't have anything except this.

This -- -- apparently somebody stole from Renaissance Hotel somewhere it it's yours if you want it there may be something special for you at the pearly gates I'm guessing you got a nice thank you have the deal.

Yes but did.

Having him back what is their money that the important thing -- Well you've accomplished more in the last day that I have in years so congratulations on behalf of your fellow man and thank you.

Alright thank -- all right that's kind of cool right.

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