Jubilation after Rankin Inlet man missing on the land for 3 days found safe

A man from Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, who was missing on the land for several days has been found safe.

Kashtin Simikleft Chesterfield Inlet on Friday and did not returnhome.

Search teams in Chesterfield Inlet and Rankin Inlet were searching for him all weekend and into Monday.

According to Rankin Inlet Search and Rescue, searchers foundSimikwalking on foot Monday night. His snowmobile had runout of gas.

Wesley Innukshuk was part of the searchteam.He says it was a relief when they found Simik.

"It's always a worrying time when you go out on a search [and] are scouring the region by helicopter," he said in Inuktitut.