Happy end to search for missing B.C. teen
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 | 2:47 PM PT
CBC News

The search for a 14-year-old Lower Mainland boy who had last been seen at his high school in Coquitlam Friday afternoon has ended with his surprise appearance at his family's home.

James Yoon walked into the living room on Tuesday morning while his mother was in the midst of doing interviews with the news media.

CBC-TV reporter Doris Sun said the mother was distraught, and had just told the cameras that she had been praying every day.

Calling it an "amazing scene," Sun said the shocked mum buried her head in her hands, overcome by emotion after her son walked in.

The RCMP say the teen told them later he had become a fan of a survival magazine, and had taken a sleeping bag and camped out about 300 metres from his house for the past four nights.

He was known to like exploring the wooded areas near his home on the Westwood Plateau.

His disappearance triggered a widespread search of parks and trails in the area by his family, the RCMP and search and rescue volunteers.

Police say he told investigators he didn't know there were so many people looking for him or he would have returned home sooner.

This might not be that funny but if you (like my sister) were watching live news and he walked in, that would be very hilarious. Now, how come they couldn't find him?

Now, that is a good live TV!