He noticed that whenever he pointed the player in a certain direction, the reception for a local radio station grew stronger. Using this radio reception as a guide, Lw Marque switched direction and started walking towards safety and, ultimately, rescue.
For day, Le Marque struggled through hunger, freezing temperatures, and 12-foot (4meter) deep snow. By the eighth day, Le Marque was so weak and his legs were so frostbitten that he could no longer walk or even stand. He was in such bad condition that he began hallucinating that his situation was just a video game.