Hello all: I did an out and back on the Benton-Mackey this weekend (Fri and Sat). It was brutal on the top of Springer Fri morning at sunup, 26 deg snow on the ground and a stiff wind out of the northwest. As I returned to the parking area Sat I was speaking with "slowlee" and he told me of a young man who had to be medevac'd out of the area. As I was leaving I chatted with a DNR officer and he confirmed the story. Apparently the young man was having life issues and was totally unprepared for the conditions. Tennis shoes, blue jeans a t-shirt and a summer rated tent. Can anyone chime in on this story, is the young man OK? A reminder to all if you see a fellow hiker in distress get help for them. I saw a lot of hikers on the trail many not really prepared very well. Winter is not over yet. John...