{"id":2167,"date":"2016-08-28T08:03:44","date_gmt":"2016-08-28T15:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spijue.wpengine.com\/news\/canadian-rescued-near-into-the-wild-bus\/"},"modified":"2016-08-28T08:03:44","modified_gmt":"2016-08-28T15:03:44","slug":"canadian-rescued-near-into-the-wild-bus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/canadian-rescued-near-into-the-wild-bus\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian rescued near ‘Into the Wild’ bus"},"content":{"rendered":"
FAIRBANKS<\/strong> \u2014 Authorities in Alaska say a Canadian man is the latest person to be rescued near an abandoned bus made famous by the book and film \u201cInto the Wild.<\/p>\n The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported 22-year-old Matthew Sharp of Manitoba was rescued after he was unable to hike back because of minor injuries and high river levels.<\/p>\n Alaska State Troopers say a personal locator beacon registered to Sharp was activated early Thursday morning. Troopers responded by helicopter and found Sharp, who was flown to Fairbanks.<\/p>\n \u201cInto the Wild\u201d chronicled the life and death of 24-year-old Chris McCandless, who hiked into the Alaska wilderness in April 1992 with little food and equipment. <\/p>\n He was found starved to death in the bus almost four months later.<\/p>\n The bus has long been a destination for those seeking to retrace his steps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"