The teenager became stranded while hiking Crown Mountain and was later rescued by North Shore Rescue, reported People . A 16-year-old hiker was rescued from a dangerous cliff in British Columbia, Canada, after using an AI assistant to help plan his route.
The New York Times identified the hiker as Bryce Vincent Gowryluk. His plan was to hike up Crown Mountain, a difficult hike that usually takes about seven to eight hours. The AI assistant directed him onto a particularly challenging route, which eventually left him stranded. He accepted that accidentally entering the Widowmaker Arete area was his mistake. When the route became too difficult, he found himself trapped on a ledge on an almost vertical cliff. Bryce was able to call the police, who then contacted North Shore Rescue. During the incident, he also called his mother, Joelle. A helicopter reached Bryce, but it couldn’t land directly at his location. A rescue worker then created additional safety protection and moved Bryce to a suitable place for extraction. About three hours after the rescue call was received, Bryce was lifted into the rescue helicopter. He was taken to a rescue base near Cleveland Dam. Markey advised hikers not to depend on AI when planning hiking routes.
Because he believed he was in a completely different area, bryce continued walking. Rescue workers therefore landed above him and used ropes to reach him. North Shore Rescue received a call on Saturday, October 3, about a hiker stuck on a cliff at Crown Mountain.
The teenager had moved far away from the Crown hiking route and became stranded on a climbing route called the “Widowmaker”, near the base of its final headwall, according to North Shore Rescue. Paul Markey, search manager for North Shore Rescue, said the teenager started his day at Grouse Mountain. Bryce used Claude AI to plan the trip, according to Markey. Bryce told The New York Times that he did not blame the AI for the incident. He said he had also used Google Maps and other tools. Markey told CTV News that falling from the place where Bryce was stuck could have caused serious injury or even death. Joelle said Bryce had good intentions when he started the trip, but no parent wants to get a call that their son needs a helicopter rescue. Markey said the teenager was very scared and had feared for his life.
