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12-06-2006, 06:04 PM
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (CP) -- A B.C. man who got lost in northern Washington state was first rescued and then arrested on a drug charge.
The Whatcom County sheriff's office says 34-year-old Matthew Fairleigh of Langley went on a hike last Wednesday without camping equipment or food.
He had a GPS device but it failed and he became disoriented in a whiteout.
Fairleigh was rescued Sunday by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter after his message of "HELP" was seen in the snow near Church Mountain, northeast of Glacier.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson Lori Dankers says marijuana was found in a backpack and Fairleigh was jailed in Bellingham on Monday after being released from a hospital.
He is charged with possessing a controlled substance with intent to deliver.
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The Whatcom County sheriff's office says 34-year-old Matthew Fairleigh of Langley went on a hike last Wednesday without camping equipment or food.
He had a GPS device but it failed and he became disoriented in a whiteout.
Fairleigh was rescued Sunday by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter after his message of "HELP" was seen in the snow near Church Mountain, northeast of Glacier.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson Lori Dankers says marijuana was found in a backpack and Fairleigh was jailed in Bellingham on Monday after being released from a hospital.
He is charged with possessing a controlled substance with intent to deliver.
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