Canada: BRITISH COLUMBIA: Death in the Wild

In his lonely cabin near the Sikanni River in Northern British Columbia, Trapper John Pich, 38, lay abed. Two days before he had eaten tainted food. Now his belly was bloated and he was in mortal agony. Primitive John Pich thought he would die if the poison was not taken from his stomach.

Trapper Pich took up his eight-inch hunting knife, plunged it into his belly. He groped for his stomach, could not find it. Because he knew he must die unless he got help, he staggered across the cabin to his rifle, went to the door, fired three shots—the S...

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