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Lost snowmobiler found

30-year old local man found safe and sound.

A search for a missing snowmobiler ended in success on Saturday.

Castlegar RCMP got word of a snowmobiler separated from his friend while out sledding in the Goose Creek area near Castlegar.

The sledders were separated around 2:30 p.m. that day and attempts to locate the missing rider were unsuccessful.

Castlegar Search and Rescue began a search along with local sledders familiar with the region.

At 10:40 p.m. the SAR team made voice contact with the sledder, a 30-year-old local man, and he was located just after 11 p.m. uninjured and in good health.