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Posted: 2023-09-09T17:44:11Z | Updated: 2023-09-09T17:50:13Z

Viewers of a wildlife livestream who hoped to see one of Alaskas famed fat bears earlier this week spotted an entirely different creature a lost human hiker.

The unidentified man made his appearance Tuesday afternoon on the Dumpling Mountain live camera at Katmai National Park.

In the summer months, viewers flock to the parks livestreams to see brown bears in the process of fattening up for their winter hibernation. Dumpling Mountains bear cam provides a view of a landscape that, on Tuesday, was blanketed in fog and devoid of much action.

That changed with the sudden appearance of a soaking wet hiker, who hugged himself with crossed arms in the cold. Footage shows him approaching the camera and saying a few words, though he cannot be heard clearly in the audio.

Viewers quickly realized something was wrong. Some thought they could make out the words lost and help me on his lips, and he also gave the camera a thumbs-down, according to the BBC .

There is someone distressed on the camera, one viewer commented at 3:15 p.m., per the BBC. Some contacted Explore.org, the organization that partners with the park to provide the livestreams.