Rescued after 2 months in remote B.C. wilderness, Bear Henry survived on canned food and hope

A 37-year-old missing for more than two months in a heavily forested area of Vancouver Island says they survived on beans, rice, peanut butter, tomato sauce and other canned food.

Bear Henry, a member of Penelakut First Nation, was last seen on Nov. 27, 2021 while on their way to an old-growth logging protest at Fairy Creek. They were reported missing to Victoria Police on Dec. 11, sparking a search that included police helicopters, volunteer ground searches and missing person posters across the island. 

On Feb. 9, Henry was found by forestry workers on a logging road near Lake Cowichan. Henry was brought to a