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About 8,000 Square Kilometers: Searching The Wild For A Missing Bigfoot Hunter

From 'Callout Search And Rescue', Season 2, Episode 7: This episode features two critical Search And Rescue (SAR) operations in the vast Canadian wilderness. First, teams search for a field researcher who went missing while attempting to film Bigfoot in the remote Rocky Mountains. The search effort is complicated when the subject reports aggressive Sasquatch encounters and a chase by a grizzly bear. Additionally, a specialized Equine SAR unit demonstrates its effectiveness by tracking and recovering a hypothermic canoist lost after their boat flipped in the Red Deer River. This deep dive shows the extreme challenges and specialized skills required for survival and rescue in Canada’s rugged backcountry. Callout Search And Rescue Follows real stories filmed live by Search and Rescue (SAR) teams during actual missions. WONDER is packed with binge worthy reality documentaries for hours of entertainment. Check out our hub of diverse and empowering stories which explore the extreme side of life!

8,000 Square Kilometers: Searching The Wild For A Missing Bigfoot Hunter is presented by Wonder. Its listed runtime is 22 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

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Title
8,000 Square Kilometers: Searching The Wild For A Missing Bigfoot Hunter
Category
Society
Runtime
22 minutes
Language
English
Publisher
Wonder

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