CALGARY (CBC) - Renowned B.C. amateur hockey coach Ernie (Punch) McLean is recovering well following a good night's sleep, after cheating death again, this time in the backcountry of B.C.
"Well, today I'm pretty good," the legendary tough guy said Friday morning after finishing a breakfast of bacon and eggs at the home of Jim Reed, the helicopter pilot who spotted McLean walking out of the bush Thursday afternoon.
McLean, 77, told CBC Radio that after spending five nights and four days lost in the mountains in northern B.C. without food or supplies, he was not sure he could survive another night in the rain.
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