New book details father’s remarkable search for his son, and the forces of nature that helped along the way [Video]

Greg Naterer was out in his yard doing chores on Thanksgiving Monday in 2020, when his wife, Josie, got a call “no parent would ever want to receive.”

The call was from the Vancouver police. The Naterers’ son, Jordan, had been reported missing.

“It was a moment that changed our lives forever,” Naterer said.

The family was already feeling unsettled that weekend. Jordan, 25, had not returned a call from his mother.

That was unusual for Jordan, who was studying in British Columbia, far from his family home in St. John’s, N.L. He had gone hiking alone in Manning Provincial Park, about 175 kilometres east of Vancouver, and had not returned as expected.

What followed was a 10-month search by Naterer’s family, friends and hundreds of volunteers that ended when they found Jordan’s body.

Now, three-and-half years later, Naterer is living on P.E.I. and working as the vice-president academic and …