Quebec RCMP say they rescued man trying to cross U.S. border on foot through woods
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Quebec RCMP say they rescued a man over the weekend who became lost in the woods in heavy snow while trying to cross the border into the United States.
Quebec RCMP say they rescued a man over the weekend who became lost in the woods in heavy snow while trying to cross the border into the United States.
Cpl. Tasha Adams says a person called police early Saturday to express worry about a family member who had been trying to cross the border on foot in the Mansonville area, in Quebec's Eastern Townships, in hopes of claiming asylum.
She says officers trekked for an hour and a half through three feet of snow to track down the man, who she says was conscious but appeared to be suffering from hypothermia and frostbite.
The man was able to walk out of the woods with the help of officers and was given first aid at the scene and taken to hospital.
The incident occurred less than a month after a 44-year-old man was found frozen to death in a wooded area near St-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Que., where police said he was trying enter the United States.
Adams says RCMP are concerned that some people are putting their lives at risk to cross the border in "incredibly dangerous" conditions.
"We're talking about three feet of snow that (officers) were sinking in, very mountainous terrain, through rivers," she said.
