Camper’s ‘repeated cries’ spark rescue mission — but he was singing songs by infamous rock band

He just wanted to be a big rock star.

Rescue teams in British Columbia responded to what they thought was a camper in distress, but the screams they heard in the mountainous forest turned out to be an outdoorsman belting out his favorite Nickelback songs.

The man had been solo camping the Boulderfields near Central Okanagan, a popular destination for bikers and rock climbers in the province, when two hikers called 911 after hearing what they described as “repeated cries.”

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