Ice Lake Rebels (2014–…): Season 1, Episode 3 - The Lake Is a Bear - full transcript

JUST 200 MILES
FROM THE ARCTIC CIRCLE...

A GROUP OF REBELS
LIVE OFF THE GRID

ON GREAT SLAVE LAKE...
THE LAST TRUE FRONTIER.

THERE IS CHALLENGES
LIVING THIS FAR NORTH.

WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT,

IT'S WORTHWHILE
BECAUSE YOU'RE FREE.

THERE'S NO LAW OUT HERE.
WE'RE IN THE WILD WEST.

THEY TAKE SHELTER FROM
THE DANGERS OF THE OPEN LAKE

IN THE PROTECTION
OF YELLOWKNIFE BAY.

WITH FOOD AND MONEY
RUNNING SCARCE...

IF YOU'RE NOT GETTING
A LOT OF FISH,



YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET
A LOT OF MONEY.

I'M BROKE,
AND EVERYTHING I'VE THOUGHT OF

TO TRY TO MAKE MONEY

HAS NOT WORKED OUT FOR ME.

...STEPHAN HERVIEUX
AND BRIAN ABBOTT

VENTURE OUTSIDE THE BAY...

THIS WIND IS BRUTAL.

IT'S REALLY GETTING TO THE POINT
OF BEING VERY DANGEROUS.

...RISKING IT ALL
TO MAKE ENDS MEET.

AND I HATE TO GO TOO FAR
FROM HOME IN THE DEAD OF WINTER

BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT CAN HAPPEN OUT THERE.

BUT WHEN THE LAKE STRIKES BACK

AND THE TWO MEN GO MISSING...

HAVE YOU HEARD
FROM STEPHAN AND BRIAN?



LET'S GET A MAJOR
SEARCH AND RESCUE GOING HERE.

GONNA HAVE TO.

IN TIMES LIKE THESE, YOU REALLY
DEPEND ON YOUR NEIGHBORS.

PEOPLE DIE DUE TO EXPOSURE
ALL THE TIME IN THE NORTH.

FOR THAT TO HAPPEN
TO FRIENDS OF MINE

WOULD BE UNTHINKABLE TO ME.

THE REBELS BAND
TOGETHER IN SEARCH OF THEIR OWN.

BUT IF YOU GET WET IN -46,
WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT HOURS.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MINUTES
BEFORE YOU'RE GONE.

A MONTH PAST FREEZE-UP

WITH SIX LONG MONTHS
OF WINTER AHEAD,

THE LAKE IS FROZEN SOLID
TO A DEPTH OF SIX FEET.

THE SAFEST PLACE

FOR THE 35 HOUSEBOATERS
WHO MAKE THEIR HOME HERE

IS IN YELLOWKNIFE BAY.

THE HOUSEBOATS ARE
SITUATED ALL AROUND THE ISLAND.

THEY'RE KIND OF WRAPPED
AROUND IT.

WE'RE NICE AND SHELTERED.

WE DON'T GET THE HUGE WINDS
AND WAVES, WHICH IS GREAT.

THEY MOOR THEIR HOMES
NEAR A CLUSTER OF TINY ISLANDS

THAT PROVIDE SHELTER AGAINST
THE LAKE'S BRUTAL WINDS

IN -40-DEGREE TEMPERATURE.

THERE'S A LOT OF CHALLENGES
AND VERY SPECIFIC CHALLENGES

THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH LIVING
ON A FLOATING HOME IN THE NORTH

IN YELLOWKNIFE BAY.

YOU GOT THE WEATHER,

YOU'VE GOT SOMETIMES BRUTAL
ICE CONDITIONS...

DANGEROUS,
TREACHEROUS ICE CONDITIONS.

THE ICE CREATES
A CONSTANT HAZARD.

THE ICE IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM.

THE THRILL OF LIVING
ON A HOUSEBOAT IN THE SUBARCTIC

IS A BALANCE BETWEEN NATURE
AND THE GOOD TIMES

AND THE DANGEROUS TIMES.

HON!

WHAT?
COME HERE FOR A SEC!

I THINK WE'RE FROZEN IN AGAIN.

AFTER YOU COOK IN THE HOUSE
OR HAVE A SHOWER,

THE HUMIDITY
GOES TO EVERY SINGLE CRACK.

THE DOOR IS FROSTED SHUT.

LET ME JUST KICK IT.
MAYBE IT'LL BREAK THE BOND.

SEE? YEAH.

IT'S TOTALLY FROSTED.

THERE ARE TIMES
WHERE YOU ARE 100% TRAPPED

AND HELPLESS ON YOUR HOUSEBOAT.

WANT TO GO GRAB A KNIFE?
YEP.

YOU CAN'T TAKE ANYTHING
FOR GRANTED.

YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

IF YOU WANT,
YOU CAN BOIL SOME WATER,

THEN WE'LL JUST POUR THE HOT,
BOILING WATER IN THE CRACK,

AND HOPEFULLY
THAT'LL THAW THE OTHER SIDE.

OKAY, I GOT SOME WATER.

THAT'S HOT,
THAT'S HOT, THAT'S HOT.

DO YOU WANT ME
TO HOLD IT UP THERE?

NO. NO.
I'M OKAY. I'M OKAY.

YEAH, LOOK.
THERE'S WATER ON THE OTHER SIDE.

THAT'S AWESOME.

THAT MEANS
WE'RE GETTING THROUGH.

YEAH,
LOOK AT THIS, HON.

OKAY, READY?
OKAY, SQUEEZE HARD.

ONE, TWO...

ONE, TWO...

ONE, TWO...

YEAH!

NICE!

GOOD JOB!

STEPHAN AND I
HAVE TO RELY ON EACH OTHER

TO MAKE IT THROUGH
THESE CRAZY, COLD WINTERS.

NICE, NICE, NICE,
NICE, NICE, NICE.

NOW I GOT TO GET MOVING.

MY ARCTIC PRINCESS
DESERVES THE BEST.

ALLYCE AND I ARE GETTING MARRIED
IN THE SPRING,

SO IT'S TIME TO MAKE MONEY.

35 MILES AWAY,

ONE LONE REBEL FACES THE
SUBARCTIC TEMPERATURES ALONE.

WILDERNESS LODGE OWNER
RAGNAR WESSTROM

IS USED TO BATTLING

THE DAILY CHALLENGES OF LIFE
OUTSIDE THE BAY.

RAGNAR WESSTROM...
THAT'S MY NAME.

AND THIS IS MY **** LAND.

THING WON'T START,
RAGNAR!

"PIKE" MIKE HARRISON,

AN EXPERT GUIDE
AND TRACKER AT THE LODGE,

GETS READY FOR THEIR
35-MILE TREK TO YELLOWKNIFE

FOR PROVISIONS.

MY REAL NAME
IS MICHAEL HARRISON,

BUT AROUND HERE, LOCALLY,
I'M PIKE MIKE.

STARTING THESE THINGS
AT -38 BELOW... IT'S COLD.

RAGNAR IS A TASKMASTER,
BUT OUT OF ALL THE PEOPLE,

HE KNOWS THE AREA
BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE.

I'M ACTUALLY A REFUGEE
FROM SWEDEN.

MY GOVERNMENT
WAS TRYING TO KILL ME IN 1986.

THEY WERE TRYING
TO TAX ME TO DEATH.

I HAD TO LEAVE.
I HAD NO OTHER OPTION.

I'VE KNOWN PIKE MIKE
FOR 12 YEARS.

JUST PISS ON THE ****
FUEL PUMP, MAN!

WE'VE GOT TO GET GOING HERE!

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
RAGNAR AND I IS VERY COMPLEX.

I'LL DO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING
YOU ASK ME HERE,

BUT I'M NOT **** PISSING
ON THE SNOWMOBILE.

SO, WHEN YOU HAVE WATER
IN YOUR GAS,

IT GOES INTO THE FUEL PUMP,
AND THEN IT FREEZES,

SO FUEL DOESN'T COME THROUGH
TO THE CARBURETOR.

SO YOU PISS ON THE FUEL PUMP.

IT WARMS IT UP
AND MELTS THE ICE,

AND THE GAS CAN COME THROUGH.

YEAH, YEAH,
THERE'S BEEN SOME HEADBUTTING

BETWEEN RAGNAR AND I.

JUST PISS
ON THE **** FUEL PUMP!

WE NEED TO GET GOING!

IN 12 YEARS, I'VE FIRED HIM
ABOUT EIGHT TIMES.

JUST THAWED OUT.

SEE, I **** TOLD YOU!

IT WORKED!
I TOLD YOU!

IT'S AN OLD BUSH TRICK.
WE USE IT ALL THE TIME.

ON A SMALL ISLAND
ACROSS THE BAY,

RANDY SIBBESTON, A MEMBER
OF THE INDIGENOUS MéTIS TRIBE,

USES THE LAKE
AS AN OUTDOOR CLASSROOM

TO TEACH HIS CHILDREN
THE WINTER SURVIVAL SKILLS

NECESSARY FOR LIFE IN THE NORTH.

BEING A CANADIAN RANGER
HAS TAUGHT ME A LOT OF THINGS,

AND ONE OF THEM IS THAT IT'S
SO IMPORTANT TO BE PREPARED.

IN WINTERTIME, OUT ON THE LAKE,

THE CONDITIONS
CAN BE VERY HARSH.

AND I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TEACH
MY KIDS THAT STEP BY STEP

BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY
UNFORGIVING ENVIRONMENT.

NO ONE KNOWS MORE

ABOUT SURVIVING THIS BRUTAL
SUBARCTIC CLIMATE THAN RANDY.

YOU PUT
YOUR BIRCH BARK DOWN.

AND THEN YOU NEED
A FEW LITTLE DRY TWIGS.

WOULD YOU GET
SOME OF THOSE LITTLE BRANCHES

OFF THE BOTTOM
OF THAT LITTLE SPRUCE TREE?

I'M TRYING AS BEST AS I CAN

TO SHARE THOSE VALUES
WITH MY KIDS NOW.

AAH!

OKAY, GOOD.

LOOK,
THERE'S A NICE PIECE OF...

THERE'S SOME NICE,
DRY WOOD.

ALL KINDS
OF GOOD STUFF THERE.

I GOT SOME!

HEY! OUT OF THE WAY!
I GOT TO PUT SOME WOOD!

JUST WAIT. JUST PUT IT DOWN
THERE BESIDE IT.

DON'T PUT IT
ON THE FIRE YET

'CAUSE WE DON'T WANT
THE FIRE TO GET SMOTHERED.

YOU GOT TO LET IT...
GIVE IT A CHANCE TO GROW

FROM A LITTLE FIRE
INTO A BIG FIRE.

IT'S A BIG PART OF MY LIFE
TO PASS ON

THE TRADITIONAL HUNTING
AND TRAPPING AND FISHING.

LIVING LIFE ON A HOUSEBOAT
IS A VERY...

IS A LIFE CLOSE TO NATURE.

YEAH.

JUST BE CAREFUL
NOT TO GET TOO CLOSE,

'CAUSE I DON'T WANT YOU
TO BURN YOUR MITTS, OKAY?

GOT A A BIG ONE.

OKAY, GOOD.
PUT IT ON THERE.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEING LOST
IN OUR MODERN SOCIETY.

GOOD JOB.

BACK IN YELLOWKNIFE BAY,

ONE OF THE AREA'S ONLY
COMMERCIAL FISHING PLANTS

OPERATES OUT OF A 500-TON BARGE.

SINCE FREEZE-UP LAST MONTH,

FISHING STOCKS
ARE AT AN ALL-TIME LOW,

AND CO-OWNER HENRY JEWER
WORKS NEARLY 365 DAYS A YEAR

TRYING TO KEEP UP
WITH THE COMMUNITY'S DEMANDS.

WELL, THERE'S DANGER
WHEN IT COMES VERY WINDY.

WE'LL STILL PULL NETS
AT 45 BELOW.

WE FISH NO MATTER WHAT TYPE
OF WEATHER IT IS...

WINDY, RAIN, SNOW, SLEET...
TRYING TO MAKE THE PUBLIC HAPPY

AND PROVIDE FISH
FOR EVERYBODY IN THE CITY.

HEY, MY MAN.
HOW'S IT GOING?

NOT TOO BAD, HENRY.
HOW ABOUT YOURSELF?

TONIGHT,
STEPHAN BEGINS HIS FIRST ALL-NIGHT SHIFT

AS AN APPRENTICE FISHERMAN.

THE WHAT?

THE MANIFOLD.
THE MANIFOLD?

HE AND ALLYCE PREFER
TO BARTER FOR GOODS,

BUT NOW STEPHAN MUST EARN HARD
CASH FOR THEIR SPRING WEDDING.

I'M NOT STAYING OUT HERE
TOO LONG, EITHER, MAN.

GOOD TO SEE YOU, MAN.
HOW ARE THINGS?

PRETTY GOOD.

I'M BROKE,

AND EVERYTHING I'VE THOUGHT OF
TO TRY TO MAKE MONEY

HAS NOT WORKED OUT FOR ME.

I CANNOT DISAPPOINT
MY LOVELY WIFE-TO-BE,

AND I DON'T CARE WHAT IT TAKES.

I'M GONNA MAKE SOME MONEY
'CAUSE I'M DONE BEING POOR.

YEAH, OKAY.

ALL RIGHT,
THANKS AGAIN, HENRY.

TALK SOON.

YEAH.

STEPHAN REPORTS FOR
DUTY TO CO-OWNER BRIAN ABBOTT.

BRIAN HAS THE RISKIEST JOB
IN THE BUSINESS...

SETTING FISHING LINES
MILES ACROSS THE FROZEN LAKE

FAR FROM THE SHELTER OF THE BAY.

HEY, HOW YOU DOING?
YOU'RE ALL READY?

WE'RE GONNA FIND OUT, WON'T WE?

WELL,
YOU'RE GONNA ENJOY THIS.

I HOPE SO, 'CAUSE
THEY'RE CALLING FOR -30.

THE FISH ARE A LITTLE
HARDER TO CATCH IN THE WINTER,

SO YOU GOT TO WORK A LOT HARDER,
RUN MORE NETS

IN ORDER TO GET
THE CUSTOMERS' DEMANDS MET.

HAVE WE GOT
ENOUGH FUEL HERE?

YEP.
YEAH.

I'VE GOT
PART OF A TANK HERE,

AND I GRABBED ANOTHER
FIVE GALLONS THERE, SO...

FISH ON!
FISH ON!

THIS IS A RISKY BUSINESS.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE FARMING,
YOU KNOW.

YOU'RE SLAVE TO THE WEATHER,

SLAVE TO THE LAKE,
SLAVE TO THE FISH.

BRIAN'S NETS
CLOSEST TO THE BAY ARE EMPTY,

SO HE SETS NETS FARTHER AWAY
IN SEARCH OF FISH.

NOW HE AND STEPHAN
WILL TRAVEL 40 MILES

ACROSS THE OPEN LAKE
IN HIGH WINDS

FOR A FRIGID, EIGHT-HOUR SHIFT
RETRIEVING FISH.

THIS WIND IS BRUTAL.

EVERYTHING IS FREEZING
ALMOST INSTANTANEOUSLY.

IT'S REALLY GETTING TO THE POINT
OF BEING VERY DANGEROUS.

AND I HATE TO GO TOO FAR
FROM HOME IN THE DEAD OF WINTER.

'CAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT CAN HAPPEN OUT THERE.

IF THERE'S A -40 WIND CHILL,

YOUR SKIN'S GONNA FREEZE
IN LESS THAN A MINUTE.

STEPH, WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?

I'VE HEARD A LOT OF STORIES
OF PEOPLE DYING ON THIS LAKE.

AS DARKNESS FALLS
OVER GREAT SLAVE LAKE

AND TEMPERATURES DIP
TO A BONE-CHILLING -30 DEGREES,

FISHERMEN BRIAN AND STEPHAN

HOPE THAT TONIGHT'S CATCH
WILL BE WORTH THE RISK

AFTER TRAVELING NEARLY 40 MILES
FROM THE PROTECTION OF THE BAY.

THAT WAS
A COLD RIDE, BRIAN.

IT IS FREAKIN' COLD OUT HERE,
BROTHER.

IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE.

YOU'LL GET ON THIS REAL EASY.
YOU'RE NOT A STUPID MAN, SO...

WELL,
THAT'S UP FOR DEBATE.

THIS WHOLE THING DUG UP?

THE WHOLE THING THERE.
YEP.

STEPHAN AND BRIAN BEGIN
BY SHOVELING OUT THE ICE

THAT IS FROZEN
OVER THE FISHING HOLE

BRIAN HAD OPENED
JUST HOURS EARLIER.

ONCE THEY'VE BEEN CLEARED,

THE MEN CAN PULL IN THE NETS
AND SEE IF THEY'VE STRUCK GOLD.

THE FASTER WE GET 'ER DONE,
THE FASTER WE GET TO HEAT.

STEPHAN'S GONNA LEARN

JUST HOW HARD THIS CAN BE
AS A FISHERMAN IN THE WINTER.

IN ORDER
TO GET DOWN TO THE FISH,

WE'VE GOT TO HACK THROUGH
QUITE A FEW FEET OF HARD ICE.

WHAT I DO...
YEAH?

...IF I CAN FIT THE SHOVEL
DOWN THE HOLE

AND HAVE A LITTLE, TINY BIT
OF CLEARANCE, IT'S GOOD.

OKAY.

HERE, THE PIKE
CAN GROW TO BE 30 POUNDS.

STEPHAN MUST OPEN
THE HOLE ENOUGH

TO ACCOMMODATE THEIR SUPER SIZE.

SO, THE WIDTH OF THE SHOVEL
IS OUR BARE-MINIMUM SIZE.

BARE MINIMUM,
AND IF YOU'RE GETTING IT RIGHT,

YOU'LL HEAR A THUNK SOUND,

'CAUSE YOU KNOW IT'S BUSTING
THE ICE AT THAT POINT.

THERE.

THAT'S THE SOUND YOU WANT.

YOU WILL FIND OUT

WHETHER YOU WANT TO DO THIS
AFTER THE END OF THE NIGHT.

ONCE IT STARTS WARMING UP,

DON'T EVER STAND
WHERE YOU WERE STANDING,

'CAUSE YOU'RE STANDING
ON THE HOLE.

I WOULD HAVE WENT
RIGHT THROUGH THE ICE?

WELL, THERE'S ENOUGH ICE
RIGHT NOW

YOU DIDN'T GO THROUGH,
BUT...

REALLY?
YEAH.

IF IT HAD BEEN, YOU KNOW,
LIKE, LATER IN THE YEAR,

THAT'LL BE, YOU KNOW,

JUST AN INCH OF ICE
OR SOMETHING.

REALLY?
WITH SNOW OVER IT.

YOU STEP ON IT... PFFT...
DOWN YOU GO.

HOLY ****

I COULD HAVE BEEN
DOWN THAT **** HOLE.

YEAH, YOU'D HAVE HAD
ONE LEG DOWN THERE AND WET.

WE WOULD HAVE BEEN
RUNNING YOU BACK TO CAMP

TO WARM YOU UP IN A HURRY.

ONCE YOU GOT THIS HOLE
OPENED BACK UP,

IF YOU HAPPEN TO FALL IN THERE,

YOU'RE GONNA FREEZE TO DEATH
REAL QUICK,

'CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA BE
SOAKING WET.

YOU GOT TO REALLY BE CAREFUL
WHEN YOU'RE OUT HERE, MAN.

YEAH.

THIS IS REALLY HARD WORK,
MAN.

30, -35,

YOU'RE A FAR,
LONG WAY FROM HOME.

I MEAN, I COULDN'T FIND MY WAY
HOME IF I WANTED TO RIGHT NOW.

TOMORROW, I'M GONNA
HAVE TO SLEEP A BIT.

I CAN'T DO IT LIKE THIS.

I KIND OF HAVE TO DO IT
EVERY DAY.

I'VE BEEN DOING IT EVERY DAY
FOR, WELL, FOUR YEARS NOW.

I HAVEN'T HAD
A DAY OFF YET.

IN FOUR YEARS?

NOT A DAY OFF.

THE LIFE OF A FISHERMAN
IS A TOUGH LIFE.

IT'S HARD.
IT'S A LIFESTYLE.

BUT IT'S REWARDING.

I MEAN,
YOU'RE OUT IN THE FRESH AIR.

I MEAN, THIS IS JUST BEAUTIFUL
OUT HERE.

DON'T GET ME WRONG.

COME SPRING,
THIS IS GONNA BE

ONE OF THE MOST GORGEOUS SPOTS
IN THE WORLD

OUT AMONGST THESE ISLANDS
HERE.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

I CAN'T IMAGINE SITTING INSIDE
AN OFFICE AT A COMPUTER.

DRIVE ME NUTS.

YEAH,
I KNOW THE FEELING.

OKAY,
WE CAN START PULLING FISH.

NICE.

WE'RE ABOUT TO PULL
OUR FIRST NET RIGHT NOW,

AND I'M HOPING THIS THING
IS JUST CHOCK RIGHT FULL.

IT'S LIKE CHRISTMAS.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA
GET TILL YOU OPEN IT UP.

A SUDDEN COLD FRONT
MOVES INTO YELLOWKNIFE BAY.

THE CLOUDS ARE COMING.
WEATHER IS CHANGING.

AFTER A GRUELING DAY
WORKING AT RAGNAR'S LODGE,

PIKE MIKE
AND NEIGHBOR MATTHEW GROGONO

TRY TO CATCH SOME DINNER INDOORS

UNDER THE PROTECTION
OF A DOME BUILT BY MATTHEW.

THE ART OF BUILDING A FIRE.

IT'S ALL ABOUT
THE KINDLING POINT.

TINDER, THEN KINDLE.

THE REASON WHY WE DEVELOPED
THE ICE DOME...

BEING OUT ON GREAT SLAVE LAKE
IS SUPER DANGEROUS,

BUT HAVING THE DOME OVER
A COUPLE OF FISHING HOLES HERE,

YOU CREATE A SHELTER,

AND YOU'RE NOT STANDING
OUT IN THE -40 WIND CHILL.

THE TRAP WE SET THIS AFTERNOON,
IT SEEMS TO BE VERY POSITIVE.

MATTHEW GROGONO IS ONE
OF THE ORIGINAL HOUSEBOATERS.

WE PUT THIS LINE DOWN
EARLIER TODAY...

TWO HOURS AGO,
THREE HOURS AGO.

I SUSPECT THAT A FISH
HAS TAKEN THE BAIT.

I CAN FEEL HIM
PULLING ON THE LINE.

SO, THIS IS GREAT?

WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO...
WE'LL JUST TAKE THE WHEEL.

I'LL PUT IT ASIDE.
I'M GONNA HAND-BOMB THEM.

EARLIER TODAY, A COUPLE...
WHAT?

I'VE GOT
SOMETHING COMING.

HERE IT COMES.

YEAH, SURE ENOUGH,
IT'S A LITTLE NORTHERN.

MY GOSH.
THAT'S A GOOD ONE, TOO.

THAT'S A REAL NICE FISH.
THERE YOU GO!

RIGHT THERE.
LOOK AT THAT.

THAT'S A GOOD
EATING SIZE.

CLASSIC.
BEAUTIFUL.

ROWS OF TEETH
LIKE A SHARK.

WOW.

PREDATOR FISH?

ATE THE CISCO,
FAVORITE FOOD.

THESE ARE PROLIFIC
IN THE LAKE.

DO IT LIKE THIS.

AND I'M GONNA SAW
THROUGH THE RIBS RIGHT HERE,

AND THEN
I'LL TAKE THEM OFF AFTER.

AND YOU DEFINITELY DON'T WANT
TO CUT THE GALLBLADDER.

YOU DON'T WANT TO PIERCE THAT
'CAUSE THAT'LL TAINT THE MEAT.

DO THE OTHER SIDE.

TWO PIKE FILLETS
RIGHT THERE.

FRIED FISH FOR DINNER.

FAR FROM THE
PROTECTION OF YELLOWKNIFE BAY,

AFTER HOURS OF BONE-CHILLING
WORK FOR BRIAN AND STEPHAN,

IT'S TIME TO PULL THE NETS.

SLIPPERY PART.

HENRY AND I CAN GO BANKRUPT.

THE FISHING
HAS BEEN PRETTY SLIM.

I'M A GUY
THAT ALWAYS HOPES FOR FULL NETS.

YOU CAN HOPE.
IT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO PULL IT
100 MILES AN HOUR.

IS THAT A GOOD SPEED?
YEP.

WHATEVER'S COMFORTABLE
FOR YOU.

I CAN GO FASTER.
ONE WHITEFISH.

YOU WANT ME TO GO FASTER?
TWO WHITEFISH.

LOOK AT THE SIZE
OF THIS LITTLE SUCKER!

WHITEFISH!

COME ON, LITTLE BUDDY.

WOW, I'VE BEEN DOING IT
ALL WRONG, BRIAN.

BRIAN'S NETS
ARE TRIPLE HIS USUAL YIELD,

ENOUGH TO HELP KEEP HIS AND
HENRY'S CUSTOMERS WELL-FED...

AT LEAST, FOR NOW.

SPREAD THE NET OUT.

AND YOU JUST KEEP
WORKING IT THROUGH LIKE THAT.

JUST SQUEEZE IT
THROUGH THE NET,

AND IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY
RIP THE NET OR ANYTHING.

NOT.
NOT BARELY AT ALL.

HE'S DONE ALL THE DAMAGE
THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

HEY, LITTLE BUDDY.

PET YOUR FISH.
YOU HAVE TO PET YOUR FISH.

WE GONNA KISS THEM, TOO?

GORGEOUS FISH!

WE'RE SEEING TROUT,
WE'RE SEEING CONEY.

THE AMOUNT OF FISH WE'RE GETTING
IS IMMENSE.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

THIS IS MY KIND OF FISHING.

I THINK I CAN DO THIS.

YOU ARE DOING IT.

YEAH, I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT,
BOSS.

WE'RE COLD.
HE'S TIRED.

HE'S GOT
THE OTHER END DONE THERE,

SO I THINK I'M GONNA PACK UP
THIS GEAR HERE,

AND WE'RE GONNA HEAD BACK
TO THE BARGE.

I CAN JUMP IN A HOT SHOWER
AND GET INTO BED.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
OKAY.

BRIAN AND STEPHAN
MUST NOW HEAD BACK

ON THEIR TWO-HOUR JOURNEY HOME,

FACING THE BITTER, COLD WINDS
IN TOTAL DARKNESS.

BACK IN YELLOWKNIFE BAY...

STEPHAN'S FIANCéE ALLYCE
AWAITS HIS RETURN

AND PREPARES FOR THE COLD NIGHT.

WITH THE WEDDING
COMING UP THIS SPRING,

WE WERE STARTING TO REALLY
GET WORRIED ABOUT MONEY,

BUT IF WE REALLY BUCKLE DOWN,
WE CAN DO IT.

JUST MAKE SURE
MY WATER PRESSURE IS ON.

IT'S NOT.
THERE WE GO.

KNOWING THAT STEPHAN IS WILLING
TO SACRIFICE

AND DO WHATEVER HE CAN
FOR OUR WEDDING...

THAT SHOULD BE GOOD.

...IT MEANS A LOT TO ME.

SO PROUD OF HIM.

AS DAWN BREAKS

AND AN UNEXPECTED OVERNIGHT
SNOWSTORM FINALLY CLEARS...

...STEPHAN IS HOURS PAST
HIS EXPECTED RETURN.

STEPH WAS SUPPOSED
TO BE IN HOURS AGO,

AND NOW I HAVEN'T SLEPT.

I... I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

NOW A WORRIED ALLYCE

MAKES AN EARLY-MORNING VISIT
TO THE NEIGHBORING FISH PLANT

TO SEE IF BRIAN'S PARTNER,
HENRY, HAS HEARD FROM HIM.

HEY, HENRY.
HI. HOW ARE YOU?

HAVE YOU HEARD
FROM STEPHAN AND BRIAN?

A BRIGHT, COLD MORNING
DAWNS OVER GREAT SLAVE LAKE.

THE ONLY REMNANTS FROM
LAST NIGHT'S SURPRISE STORM...

A FRESH LAYER OF SNOW
OVER YELLOWKNIFE BAY.

STEPHAN HERVIEUX
AND BRIAN ABBOTT

HAVEN'T RETURNED
FROM A NIGHT FISHING EXPEDITION

ON THE OPEN LAKE.

NOW STEPHAN'S FIANCéE, ALLYCE,
SOUNDS THE ALARM.

COME IN.

HAVE YOU HEARD
FROM STEPHAN AND BRIAN?

NO, I HAVEN'T HEARD NOTHING
SINCE YESTERDAY...

LAST TIME
I HEARD FROM THEM.

THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE BACK
LAST NIGHT, RIGHT?

YEAH, THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN BACK
LAST NIGHT.

IT'S NOT GOOD

THAT WE HAVE NO CONTACT
WITH THEM AT ALL RIGHT NOW.

I'VE HEARD A LOT OF STORIES
OF PEOPLE DYING ON THIS LAKE.

I THINK WE NEED TO GET ON THIS
RIGHT AWAY AND TRY TO FIND THEM.

WE'RE PROBABLY
GONNA HAVE TO SEND SOMEBODY OUT

LOOKING FOR THEM,
I THINK.

YEAH. JUST IN CASE.
JUST IN CASE.

IF EVERYTHING IS FINE,
EVERYTHING IS FINE.

YEAH, HERE'S HOPING.

YEAH.

IF YOU GET LOST OR ANYTHING,

MAKE SURE
YOU GET YOURSELF A SHELTER

AND BUILD YOURSELF A BIG FIRE.

WE'RE ALWAYS FULLY EQUIPPED

WITH AXES AND MATCHES
THAT'S WATERPROOF,

SO THAT WAY,
IF THEY CAN GET A FIRE GOING,

SOMEONE WILL COME EVENTUALLY
LOOKING FOR YOU,

'CAUSE EVERYBODY LOOKS OUT
FOR EVERYBODY AROUND HERE.

WE CAN ALWAYS TRY RANDY,
I GUESS.

I THINK
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

I'M SURE HE COULD GET
A SEARCH PARTY GOING.

STEPH AND BRIAN
ARE TWO NORTHERN GUYS,

AND AS LONG AS NEITHER OF THEM
WERE HURT IN AN ACCIDENT,

THEY'D BE OKAY.

THEY COULD FIGURE OUT
HOW TO STAY WARM.

BUT SUCCUMBING TO EXPOSURE
CAN HAPPEN ON A MOMENT'S NOTICE.

I'LL CALL RANDY RIGHT NOW
AND GET IT GOING.

AND I'LL KEEP IN TOUCH
WITH YOU, TOO.

OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.

ALLYCE HAS ENLISTED
THE HELP OF RANDY SIBBESTON

WHO BRINGS HIS SKILLS

AS A WILDLIFE GAME HUNTER
AND TRACKER TO THE SEARCH.

I'VE BEEN A CANADIAN RANGER
FOR 12 YEARS NOW.

A BIG PART OF THE RANGERS
IS TO BE READY,

TO BE ABLE TO GO OUT
AND SEARCH FOR SOMEBODY,

SO SEARCH AND RESCUE
IS A PART OF MY JOB, REALLY.

I'VE BEEN IN ALL KINDS

OF TOUGH SITUATIONS
IN DIFFERENT CLIMATES,

AND THAT FREEZING LAKE WATER

IS THE LAST PLACE
THAT I WANT TO BE.

HE TRAVELS
FIVE MILES ACROSS THE LAKE

TO TAP PIKE MIKE AS HIS PARTNER.

RANDY, MY GOOD MAN!
HOW ARE YOU?

WHAT'S GOING ON?

I WAS JUST TALKING
TO ALLYCE,

AND SHE SAID
THAT BRIAN AND STEPHAN

ARE NOT BACK YET
FROM CHECKING THE NETS.

THEY SHOULD HAVE
BEEN BACK LAST NIGHT?

THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN BACK
LAST NIGHT.

SO, SHE ASKED ME
IF I WOULD GO AND TAKE A LOOK

AND SEE IF I COULD FIND THEM
AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE OKAY,

CHECK ON THEM.

YOU NEED SOME SUPPORT,
I GUESS.

YEAH,
I SURE COULD USE A HAND.

LET'S TAKE A QUICK LOOK
AT THE MAP,

AND THEN WE'LL FIGURE OUT
WHAT THE BEST THING TO DO IS.

THE NUMBER-ONE THING
THAT WILL GET YOU

IS EXPOSURE TO THE ELEMENTS
OVER A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.

IF THERE'S A -40 WIND CHILL,

YOUR SKIN'S GONNA FREEZE
IN LESS THAN A MINUTE.

WHERE'S HE SETTING NETS
RIGHT NOW?

OUT BY WOOL BAY.

I THINK THEY'RE OUT,

BUT THEY WERE HEADED
NORTH FROM THERE, I BELIEVE.

OKAY,
SO THEN WOOL BAY.

PROBABLY RIGHT ABOUT THERE WOULD
BE A GOOD PLACE TO START.

THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS

THAT ARE
JUST REAL CONSTANT DANGERS

WHILE YOU'RE OUT ON THE LAKE.

THERE'S ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE

THAT HAVE BROKEN THROUGH THE ICE
IN CERTAIN PLACES,

PEOPLE THAT HAVE DROWNED
OVER THE YEARS.

OVER A LIFETIME
OF HEARING STORIES AS WARNINGS,

YOU KNOW, TO PEOPLE WHO ARE
USING THE LAKE, TO BE CAREFUL

JUST SO THAT THE LAKE
DOESN'T CLAIM ANOTHER VICTIM.

YOU CAN CHECK
ALONG THE SHORELINE,

AND I'LL GO TAKE A LOOK A LITTLE
FARTHER OUT ON THE LAKE.

AND THEN MEET
AT THE INTERSECTION.

AND THEN MEET
BACK AT THE INTERSECTION.

ALL RIGHT.
NO TIME TO WASTE.

LET'S GO FIND THOSE GUYS.

RANDY AND MIKE TARGET
THE TWO MOST LIKELY PLACES

TO QUICKLY FIND THE MISSING MEN.

PIKE MIKE DRIVES ALONG
THE MAIN ICE ROAD TOWARDS CAMP

WHERE THEY MAY HAVE BROKEN DOWN

WHILE RANDY SEARCHES
THE FISH CAMP AND NEARBY ISLAND,

WHERE THEY COULD BE SHELTERING
FROM THE SEVERE WEATHER

AFTER AN INJURY, ANIMAL ATTACK,
OR MECHANICAL FAILURE.

BEING OUT ON THE BIG LAKE

IS AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS PLACE
TO BE IN THE WINTERTIME

BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT
INCREDIBLY COLD WEATHER,

AND THERE'S NOTHING
TO PROTECT YOU FROM THE WIND.

I'VE SEEN GUYS
WITH FROSTBITE SO BAD

THAT THEIR SKIN IS BLISTERING,

AND THEY HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED
FOR IT.

I'M OUT ON THE LAKE

AND LOOKING FOR A LIGHT,
LOOKING FOR A FIRE,

LOOKING FOR FRESH TRACKS,

LOOKING FOR ANY SIGN OF THEM,
AND I CAN'T FIND ANYTHING.

WHERE DID THEY GO?

JUST A WHOLE LOT
OF FROZEN NOTHING.

THE LAKE IS UNFORGIVING
TO THOSE WHO DON'T OBEY ITS RULES.

LAST NIGHT,
STEPHAN AND BRIAN WENT MISSING

ON AN OVERNIGHT
FISHING EXPEDITION

AFTER AN UNEXPECTED
SNOWSTORM HIT.

VETERAN SURVIVAL GUIDE PIKE MIKE

SEARCHES FOR THEIR SNOWMOBILE
TRACKS ALONG THE MAIN ICE ROAD.

THERE WAS A HECK OF A STORM
LAST NIGHT,

SO ALL THE TRACKS
ARE BLOWN OVER.

NOBODY SAW THAT STORM COMING IN.

IT WASN'T EVEN FORECASTED
TO ANY GREAT DEGREE.

WE KNOW WE DON'T HAVE
ANY SIGNIFICANT TRAIL TO FOLLOW.

I HOPE HE'S GOT
A SIGNAL MIRROR WITH HIM.

THAT WOULD MAKE FINDING THEM
A LOT EASIER.

THERE'S NOT A SIGN OF THEM
ANYWHERE HERE.

NO TRACKS GOING OFF
IN ANY DIRECTION.

THE HARSH CANADIAN WINTERS

CLAIM MORE THAN 80 SOULS
EACH YEAR DUE TO EXPOSURE.

BUT WILD ANIMALS ARE A DANGER,
AS WELL.

STEPHAN AND BRIAN HAVE NOW BEEN
EXPOSED LONG ENOUGH

THAT SEVERE FROSTBITE
AND HYPOTHERMIA

ARE LEGITIMATE CONCERNS.

KEY THING IS WHEN
YOU'RE STRANDED, STAY PUT.

USE THE RESOURCES AROUND YOU.

SET UP SIGNALS.

FIND A WATER SOURCE.
STAY PUT.

WITH MIKE COMING UP
EMPTY ON THE MAIN ICE ROAD,

RANDY CONTINUES TO CANVASS
THE ISLANDS NEAR THE FISH CAMP

WHERE STEPHAN AND BRIAN
MAY HAVE SOUGHT SHELTER.

I HAD FIGURED

THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN
AN OPEN-AND-SHUT,

QUICK AND EASY THING
TO FIND THOSE GUYS,

SO IT'S A SCARY FEELING,
YOU KNOW,

AND THE WEIGHT
OF THE RESPONSIBILITY

FOR THOSE PEOPLE'S SAFETY.

IT WEIGHS ON MY SHOULDERS.

IT'S SUPER CRITICAL.

YOU DON'T LAST LONG OUT THERE IF
YOU'RE NOT ADEQUATELY PREPARED.

HYPOTHERMIA, FROSTBITE EXPOSURE,
DEHYDRATION,

POTENTIAL INJURY,
MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN...

A NUMBER OF THINGS
COULD HAVE GONE WRONG.

HOPEFULLY HE'S GOT
SOME GOOD NEWS.

ANYTHING?

I HAVEN'T SEEN A SIGN,
MAN.

LIKEWISE.

I'VE BEEN OUT LOOKING,
YOU'VE BEEN OUT LOOKING,

AND NOTHING SO FAR.

BEEN OUT THERE ALL NIGHT.

YOU HOPE TO FIND THESE GUYS

WHILE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THEM
IN THE DAYTIME,

BECAUSE WHEN THAT TEMPERATURE
DROPS 20, 30 DEGREES OVERNIGHT,

THEIR CHANCES OF SURVIVING
GO WAY DOWN.

LET'S GET A MAJOR
SEARCH AND RESCUE GOING HERE.

GONNA HAVE TO.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET BACK
TO THE FISH PLANT.

OKAY,
I'M FOLLOWING YOU.

GREAT SLAVE LAKE
SPANS 10,502 SQUARE MILES.

RANDY AND MIKE
HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING

WHAT HAPPENED
TO STEPHAN AND BRIAN,

ONLY THAT THEIR CHANCES
OF SURVIVAL

ARE MUCH LOWER AT NIGHT.

A LARGER SEARCH PARTY
IS URGENTLY NEEDED.

NOW AS TEMPERATURES DIP AGAIN
INTO THE -30s,

THE SUN IS SET
OVER YELLOWKNIFE BAY.

HEY, GUYS.

STEPHAN'S FIANCéE, ALLYCE,
AND NEIGHBOR GREG

MEET RANDY AND PIKE MIKE
AT THE FISH PLANT.

YEAH,
I GOT SOME WARM STUFF.

HEY, ALLYCE.
HEY.

IT FREAKS ME OUT
THAT RANDY AND MIKE

HAVEN'T FOUND STEPH YET.

THEY KNOW THIS LAKE.

I NEED TO GET OUT THERE
AND HELP, JOIN THE SEARCH.

IT'S ALL I CAN DO.

THOSE GUYS
HAVE BEEN MISSING,

SO WE NEED TO TAKE
A GOOD LOOK FOR THEM,

AND I'M GLAD
THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO SHOW...

OKAY.
YEAH, I'M READY ANY TIME.

YOU KNOW,
HOW SHOULD WE SPREAD OUT HERE?

WE TALKED IT OVER
AND QUICKLY DECIDED

THAT WE WERE GONNA NEED
TO EXPAND OUR SEARCH

AND INVOLVE AS MANY PEOPLE
AS WE COULD MUSTER

IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE
THAT THOSE GUYS

DIDN'T HAVE TO SPEND
ANOTHER NIGHT OUT IN THE BUSH.

MAYBE WE CAN SEND RAGNAR
OUT TO LOOK IN THE BIG LAKE,

AND WE CAN CONCENTRATE
MORE ON THE SHORELINE.

FOR ADDED MANPOWER,

RANDY RADIOS 35 MILES ACROSS
THE LAKE TO RAGNAR WESSTROM,

AN EXPERIENCED
WINTER SURVIVALIST.

RAGNAR, THIS IS SnoBear.
DO YOU COPY?

YEAH,
IT'S TROUT ROCK LODGE HERE.

RAGNAR SPEAKING.

RAGNAR,
WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF PEOPLE

THAT HAVE BEEN MISSING
OVERNIGHT,

AND WE NEED A LITTLE BIT OF HELP
TO GO AND LOOK FOR THEM.

Yeah? No worries, Randy.
We're gonna help you out.

DO YOU HAVE ANY COORDINATES
WHEN YOU LAST HEARD FROM THEM?

IT'S NORTH 62.27856...

AND WEST 114.246879.

I will take off here shortly.

HOPEFULLY
EVERYTHING WORKS OUT.

THANKS SO MUCH, RAGNAR.

I'LL KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR YOU,
AND YOU'LL SEE US.

IN TIMES LIKE THESE,

YOU REALLY DEPEND
ON YOUR NEIGHBORS.

IN THE NORMAL WORLD,

WHEN SOMEONE GOES MISSING,
YOU CALL 911.

BUT HERE ON THE LAKE, WE DON'T
PAY TAXES, SO WE GOT TO DO IT.

LUCKILY WE'VE GOT HUNTERS AND
TRAPPERS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE,

HENRY, AND EVERYONE WHO KNOWS
THIS LAKE BETTER THAN ANYTHING,

SO WE GOT TO GET A GROUP
TOGETHER AND GO FIND THEM.

FIND YOUR PAPA.
LET'S GO.

THE LAKE'S AN INCREDIBLY
DEMANDING BODY OF WATER,

YOU KNOW, THAT'S TAKEN
MANY LIVES OVER THE YEARS

OF BETTER MEN THAN ME.

THE SEARCH PARTY
DIVIDES THE LAKE INTO QUADRANTS.

ALLYCE, MIKE, AND GREG
WILL SCOUR A LARGER AREA

NEAREST TO BRIAN'S FISH CAMP.

RANDY WILL COVER MORE OF
THE ISLANDS AROUND WOOL BAY...

WHILE RAGNAR WESSTROM
AND HIS GUIDES

WILL SEARCH THE OPEN LAKE

NORTH OF THE FISH CAMP
NEAR BAKER ISLAND.

THIS IS WHERE
THEY USUALLY FISH.

RIGHT.

THEY MUST BE BETWEEN
BAKER ISLAND AND THE LODGE.

HIS FIANCéE IS ALL UPSET, SO WE
BETTER GET AT THIS RIGHT AWAY.

SO, OKAY, LET'S GET READY.

LET'S GET EVERYTHING
PACKED UP HERE.

DAMN, IT'S COLD OUT THERE.
- 46.

RAGNAR BRINGS HIS FLEET

OF FULLY AMPHIBIOUS ALL-TERRAIN
VEHICLES CALLED HAGGLUNDS

TO THE RESCUE MISSION,

A VALUABLE ASSET.

GOOD. ALL SYSTEMS GO.

LET'S ROLL.

LET'S FIND THESE POOR SOULS
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

WE GOT -46, SO LET'S HEAD
FOR BAKER LAKE FIRST.

Roger that.

WE'RE JUST GONNA GO
ON THE VIRGIN SNOW HERE,

SO WE HAVE NO TRAIL WHATSOEVER,

SO WE JUST HAVE TO FOLLOW
THE COASTLINE,

AND AND WE DON'T WANT TO GET
LOST OURSELVES OUT HERE, OKAY?

SO YOU STICK CLOSE TOGETHER
FOR NOW.

THE HAGGLUND BV206 IS THE MOST
VERSATILE VEHICLE IN THE WORLD.

IT'S FULLY AMPHIBIOUS.

WHEN PEOPLE NEED OUR HELP,

WE'RE ALWAYS THERE BECAUSE
WE'RE IN ROADLESS COUNTRY.

THERE IS NO PEOPLE DOWN HERE.

THERE'S NO ROAD ACCESS, NOTHING.

SO WE GET QUITE A FEW CALLS.

WE'RE ALWAYS HERE TO HELP OUT.

KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN FOR FIRES.

IF THEY'RE STRANDED SOMEWHERE,
THEY MAY HAVE MADE A FIRE.

FORTUNATELY WE NEVER HAD TO PICK
UP SOMEBODY THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT.

WE GOT TO DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN NOW

TO FIND
THESE TWO MISSING FISHERMEN,

AND WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME.

IN SUBARCTIC CANADA,

WHERE WINTER TEMPERATURES
OF -40 DEGREES

CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE
IN TWO MINUTES,

BRIAN AND STEPHAN HAVE BEEN
EXPOSED FOR 24 HOURS.

STEPHAN'S FIANCéE, ALLYCE,

MARSHALLED
THE ICE LAKE COMMUNITY

TO SEARCH FOR HER HUSBAND-TO-BE.

NOW SHE, MIKE, AND GREG

SEARCH THE AREA NEAR
THE FISHERMEN'S LAST LOCATION

WHILE RANDY TRAVERSES
THE SMALL SURROUNDING ISLANDS

ON A SNOWMOBILE.

AND RAGNAR WESSTROM CANVASSES
THE OPEN LAKE TO THE NORTH

IN HIS MIGHTY HAGGLUND VEHICLES.

IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE
FIND THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,

AND HOPEFULLY
THEY'RE STILL ALIVE.

BUT THERE'S NO GUARANTEE
IN THIS BRUTAL WEATHER.

IT'S ACTUALLY
A RACE AGAINST TIME,

BECAUSE IF THEY'RE INJURED,
BROKEN LEG OR BROKEN LIMBS,

IT'D BE A HARD TIME
FOR THEM TO SURVIVE.

AND EVEN WORSE,

IF THEY HIT THE OVERFLOW,
MAYBE THEY'RE WET.

OVERFLOW IS A STREAM OF
WATER SITTING ATOP A FROZEN LAKE

CAMOUFLAGED BY A LAYER OF SNOW.

FALLING IN
QUICKLY SAPS BODY HEAT,

LEADING TO HYPOTHERMIA.

IF YOU GET WET
IN OVERFLOW IN -46,

WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT HOURS.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MINUTES
BEFORE YOU'RE GONE.

ACROSS THE ICE,

ALLYCE AND PIKE MIKE
SCOUR THE FRIGID TUNDRA

BUT SEE NO SIGN OF LIFE.

ALLYCE.

DID STEPH SAY ANYTHING TO YOU
BEFORE HE LEFT

IN TERMS OF ALTERNATIVE FISHING
LOCATIONS, THE SECOND CAMP?

I MEAN, WHAT WAS THE LAST THING
HE SAID BEFORE HE LEFT?

NO, THEY WERE JUST GOING
TO THE MAIN CAMP.

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
IN AND OUT.

HE WASN'T WORRIED ABOUT IT
AT ALL.

ALLYCE IS SITTING
ACROSS FROM ME THERE,

AND I CAN JUST FEEL
THE WEIGHT OF IT ON HER.

THE CONCERN IS JUST FILLING
THIS LITTLE CABIN, THE SnoBear.

YOU THINK THEY'D HAVE
A SIGNAL FLARE OUT

OR SOMETHING RIGHT NOW,
YOU KNOW,

A FIRE OR SOMETHING ANYWHERE
DOWN THE SHORELINE HERE,

BUT NO SIGN ANYWHERE.

ANY TRACKS, GREG?

NO, NOTHING AT ALL.

ALL I'M RUNNING ON
RIGHT NOW IS FAITH...

FAITH THAT STEPH AND BRIAN
ARE OKAY,

FAITH THAT WE'LL SEE FIRE
OR SMOKE OR ANYTHING,

AND MY LOVE FOR STEPH...
WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT.

Yeah, no sign of them
near Wool Bay. Over.

AS THE HOURS PASS,

RANDY PUSHES HIMSELF
INTO EXHAUSTION

AS THE 35-MILE-PER-HOUR
ICY WINDS BATTER HIS SNOWMOBILE.

IT'S 2:00 A.M.,
AND IT'S -45 BELOW ZERO.

THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS

THAT COULD BE GOING WRONG
WITH THOSE GUYS.

RIGHT NOW,
THEY COULD BE DEHYDRATED.

THEY COULD BE HYPOTHERMIC.
THEY COULD BE INJURED.

THEY COULD BE PANICKING.

PEOPLE DIE DUE TO EXPOSURE
ALL THE TIME IN THE NORTH.

FOR THAT TO HAPPEN TO FRIENDS OF
MINE WOULD BE UNTHINKABLE TO ME.

LOOK. IT'S A LIGHT.

HEY, STEPH!

WE'RE OVER HERE!

THANK GOD!

STEPH!

ARE WE GLAD
TO SEE YOU, MAN.

I THOUGHT I WAS DONE FOR.

I NEVER THOUGHT
I'D HAVE TO ****

WE LOOKED FOR YOU
AND LOOKED FOR YOU GUYS,

BUT YOU GUYS
WERE OFF YOUR BEATEN TRAIL.

WELL, I WAS LOOKING
FOR HIGH GROUND.

WE HAD A FIRE, WE HAD A TARP,
WE HAD A COUPLE BLANKETS.

WE'VE BEEN EATING SNOW
FOR **** 28 HOURS.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW WORRIED
ALLYCE IS ABOUT YOU.

SHE'S GONNA BE
SO HAPPY.

IT'S BEEN A REALLY LONG DAY.
IT'S BEEN A LONG SEARCH.

WE'VE COVERED A LOT OF MILES,
AND WE JUST TRIED OUR BEST,

AND VERY HAPPY TO SEE THOSE GUYS
SAFE AND SOUND.

WELL, IT'S GOOD
TO SEE YOU GUYS ARE ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S THE MAIN THING.

WE ENDED UP WITH DIESEL
INSTEAD OF GASOLINE.

I DIDN'T CHECK THE CANS,
AND WE DIDN'T RUN THEM MUCH.

MY GOODNESS.

I POURED THE DIESEL IN,
AND WE DIDN'T GO VERY FAR,

AND SHE STARTED SPUTTING,
AND THAT WAS IT.

WELL, THANK GOD
YOU GUYS ARE ALL RIGHT.

I BETTER GIVE ALLYCE
A CALL

AND GREG OVER AT THE SNOW CAT,
'CAUSE...

SHE MUST BE WORRIED SICK.

I CAME TO TERMS WITH THE
FACT THAT I WOULD PROBABLY DIE.

I'VE NEVER BEEN LOST BEFORE,

AND I'VE NEVER BEEN FOUND
BEFORE.

I'M JUST REALLY HAPPY
THAT I MADE IT.

THIS IS RANDY CALLING SnoBear.
YOU BY?

Yeah, Randy. Go ahead.

****
HEY, GOOD WORK, RANDY.

I WAS JUST SO EXHAUSTED
FROM WORRYING FOR DAYS.

I JUST WENT NUMB.

I HEARD THAT HE WAS OKAY,
AND EVERYTHING ELSE BLURRED OUT,

AND I JUST PUT MY HEAD IN MY
HANDS AND WAS JUST SO THANKFUL.

We're at 20 miles out of town

if you guys
just follow the tracks.

Okay. Roger that.

ROGER THAT.

WE GOT THEM.

THANKS AGAIN, MAN.
IT'S ALL OVER NOW, GUYS.

YOU GUYS GET A HOT SHOWER
TONIGHT FOR SURE.

THE ONLY THING THAT KEPT US
GOING WAS THAT FIRE.

RAGNAR, YOU BY?

YEAH, GO AHEAD THERE, RANDY.
RAGNAR HERE.

Hey, you know what,
you can stand down.

We got some great news.

WE FOUND
STEPHAN AND BRIAN.

BOTH OF THOSE GUYS
ARE FINE.

Thanks very much, Ragnar.
Talk to you later.

****
I'M SO GLAD THEY FOUND THEM.

THAT'S THE BEST NEWS I GOT
IN A LONG TIME.

AFTER STEPHAN HERVIEUX
AND BRIAN ABBOTT

WENT MISSING WHILE ICE FISHING
ON GREAT SLAVE LAKE...

THANKS AGAIN, MAN.
IT'S ALL OVER NOW, GUYS.

...THEIR HOUSEBOATING COMMUNITY
RALLIED

FOR A GRUELING 20-HOUR HUNT.

IN THE WEE HOURS
OF THE SUBARCTIC MORNING,

THEY ARE FOUND,

AND STEPHAN WILL FINALLY
BE REUNITED WITH HIS FIANCéE.

HI, MAMA!

YOU SCARED ME!

MY FUTURE WIFE
COMES OUT OF THE SnoBear.

I SEE THE CONCERN ON HER FACE.

WE HUG, WE CRY, WE KISS.

MAN, IT FELT SO GOOD
TO HOLD HER IN MY ARMS.

THANKS FOR COMING.

COLD.

WE JUST HUGGED AND...

JUST HAPPY TO BE ABLE
TO TOUCH EACH OTHER AGAIN.

THANKS FOR COMING.
WE HAD A DISASTER.

RANDY BROUGHT HOT TEA
FOR YOU GUYS.

WHAT HAPPENED?

I POURED THE DIESEL
IN THE SLED. IT DIED.

IT'S A GAS SLED.

GOOD THING YOU GUYS
ARE ALL RIGHT, MAN.

LIKE, THAT'S CRAZY.

WE GOT FRESH, FROZEN FISH,
THOUGH.

GOOD!

THAT'S THE ONLY GOOD THING
I SEE OUT OF THIS.

I SEE BRIAN RIGHT AWAY,

AND THE FIRST THING
HE SAYS TO ME IS LIKE,

"WHAT A GOOD CATCH WE GOT,"
YOU KNOW?

HE STARTS TALKING
ABOUT THE FISH.

THE GUY IS JUST, YOU KNOW,
LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED.

LET'S GET YOU IN
WHERE IT'S WARM.

LET'S GET YOU BACK TO TOWN,
GET YOU FED.

LET'S GO, YOU GUYS.
WE FOUND YOU.

THANKS, MIKE.
THANKS, PIKE MIKE.

YOU GUYS.
COME ON, MAN.

I'LL MEET YOU GUYS
BACK OVER THERE.

GOOD JOB, RANDY.
TURN UP THE HEAT!

MAN.

GOOD JOB, MIKE.
YEAH, YEAH.

ANYONE WHO LIVES
ON GREAT SLAVE LAKE,

FISHES ON GREAT SLAVE LAKE,

KNOWS, LOVES, RESPECTS THE LAKE.

GO! WE'RE GOING HOME! GEEZ!

THIS IS THE COMMUNITY
THAT WE LIVE IN.

IF YOU GO MISSING,
SOMEBODY'S GONNA MISS YOU,

AND THEY WILL COME FOR YOU.

THIS IS MY FAMILY.

THIS IS MY HOME.

I COULDN'T HAVE CARRIED
ANY MORE.