A B.C. man who filmed a survival challenge in the Rocky Mountains has been fined $6,000 for illegally catching eight cutthroat trout in Banff National Park.
Greg Ovens, 60, and fellow survivalist Zachary Fowler filmed a 30-day survival challenge, posting a series of videos to YouTube in July 2019.
Ovens originally faced six charges but five were withdrawn after he pleaded guilty to illegal fishing under the Canada National Parks Act.
Ovens and Fowler met after appearing in Season 3 of the History Channel’s Alone in 2016.
In Season 3 of Alone, Ovens survived 51 days in Patagonia while Fowler, an American from Maine, emerged after 87 days and was crowned the winner.
Ovens must post
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