A few more details here:
http://admin.echopress.com/news/4379858-lost-hunter-rescued-subzero-temps-loggers

Being stranded in -30 temperatures is very serious. Partially incapacitated and out in the open? That's when the grim reaper comes calling.

I guess we don't really need to go through the standard "cascade effect" list that got him into such deep trouble. It's the classic scenario that keeps repeating.

The thing is, as a law enforcement officer, he was undoubtedly involved in a lot of search and rescue operations over the years. I don't mean to be snarky, but I'm rather surprised that he would have made this series of mistakes. It's a caution to us all.