Alaska bear cam leads to hiker resue.

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Sorry!  the story includes a video showing the distressed hiker coming up to the camera and gesturing that he was in trouble. It’s probably on line somewhere.

“On Tuesday afternoon Alaska time, online viewers tuned into the Dumpling Mountain live camera hoping to catch a glimpse of the brown bears at Katmai National Park and Preserve. Instead, all they could see was a desolate mountainside shrouded in a thick mist. The scene was one the most remote parks in the United States, accessible only by plane or boat, so it was a surprise when a soaked hiker entered the frame and paused in front of the camera.

Although there was no live audio, he seemed to say “lost” and “help me” several times, according to commenters who said they were able to read his lips.
“There is someone distressed on the camera,” one viewer posted in the Explore.org live cam comments around 8 p.m. Eastern.

Viewers notified Explore.org staff, who in turn notified their partners at the National Park Service. Within hours of those early warnings, a search and rescue team escorted the hiker to safety.