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Missing for a month, Igloolik elder found alive

by Yukonkev | June 29, 2007
"We found his kamotiq and snowmobile first, and then we found him beside his tent," Kunuk's son, Mathusalah Kunuk, told CBC News late Thursday.
- Kunuk's son, Mathusalah Kunuk

Igloolik, Nunavut - An 81-year-old elder and hunter from Igloolik was found alive Thursday, after four weeks of air and ground searches.

Kunuk said his father waved up at the plane, looking healthy. A helicopter with medical staff picked the elder up later that evening.

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