When he realized he’d been separated from his family on a weekend hike in a northern Utah forest, 9-year-old Grayson Wynne’s thoughts turned to television.
Grayson watches “Man vs. Wild” on the Discovery Channel every week with his brothers and his dad. On the show, host and adventurer Bear Grylls strands himself in the wilderness and then shows viewers how to survive the sticky situations.
That’s where Grayson says he learned to leave clues behind to help searchers find him.
On Saturday, when he was scared and alone in the Ashley National Forest, Grayson started tearing up his yellow rain slicker, despite the intermittent downpours, and tying pieces to trees.
“I just used my hands,” said Grayson, who was found safe Sunday after spending 18 hours lost in the forest. “I don’t know how many times I tore the thing but quite a lot.”
I like this kid. Nine years old and survived in the woods alone for 18 hours. Not bad at all. Grayson Wynne said he left clues to where he was, all Hansel and Gretel style, based on what he learned by watching “Man vs Wild” on TV. While this goes to the fact that not all reality television is complete crap, I am sure there are wackos out there that will say well if this kid mimicked what he say on that program, other kids will also mimic what they see on shows about violence, drug use and gangs. Gimme a break. This kid did good, leave him alone.
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