What was supposed to be an afternoon outing turned into a weekend-long ordeal. They ended up being stuck there for two nights-including Sunday, the fiercest winter storm the province has seen all year. Strong winds blew about 50 centimetres of snow around at a force of 90 kilometres per hour. Phil Thibodeau of the District 11 RCMP based in Hillsborough. I guess the wind was shaking things pretty good.
Some people get too worked up over nothing.
The two men left the shelter at about noon yesterday and were met by a snowmobile search team made up of members of the RCMP, Department of Natural Resources and the Tri-County Search and Rescue team. They just made out trip back faster. Overnight, the two warmed themselves with the heat from one burner of a Coleman stove in the insulated shelter, which Cameron described as just big enough to sleep in. Even though the wind rocked the tree house a bit, making it difficult to fall asleep, Cameron said he wasn't worried. The shelter was warm enough that they slept in their short sleeves.