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Trudging through unpredictable terrain and knee-high swamps with ravenous, swarming insects has dominated the last nine days for Kam McLeod, Bryer Schmegelsky and the team trying to hunt them down in the area around Gillam, Man.

It’s unclear if McLeod, 19 and Schmegelsky, 18 are lugging around supplies, but Sherman Kong, the founder and chief instructor of Maple Leaf Survival in Winnipeg says they may be scrambling to find civilization and restock.

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“They may enter small towns and if they end up in a larger city, it’s a totally different discussion,” he said.

“How do they keep up with the news? Are they going to move apart because people expect to see them together, but not so far apart they can’t communicate? Are they going to recruit someone to help?”

It's a lot easier to find resources and it's maybe easier to hide in the city

Dave MacDonald, the founder and lead instructor at the International Canadian School of Survival, says doing so may even improve their odds.