Here’s a comic misunderstanding. And the best part? It had a happy ending. But the hiker in question might give the wilderness a bad name.

The Central Okanagan Search and Rescue department—based in British Columbia, Canada—got the kind of 911 call that makes first responders leap to their feet. Two concerned hikers reported hearing yelling from the woods near a popular rock climbing spot called Boulderfields.

In hindsight, COSAR’s all-hands-on-deck response might have been overkill. But there was a good reason. The department later reported, “Since Thursday is our regular training night we responded with a full contingent of members, two RCMP officers, and our drone team.”

The Canadian Mounties don’t stop believin’

That’s right—the Canadian Mounties and high-tech drones took to the woods together. COSAR also has a dedicated vehicle, which appears to be a Ford Super Duty with a widebody kit and off-road tires, packed with a command center and a trailer of ATVs. The professional rescue team was determined to find and help whoever was in trouble.

COSAR couldn’t help cracking some jokes in its report later. “Early responders even heard faint yelling—but couldn’t make out what was being said. Was it ‘help’? Or worse, Nickelback?”

The professionals split up, with half the team driving down forest roads to get as close to the sound as possible. But they expected to end up hoofing it. “Half the team prepped to comb the woods on foot.”

Suddenly, they discovered the source of the noise. And it wasn’t an injured outdoorsman knock, knock, knocking on heaven’s door. But there might have been some Led Zeppelin involved.

“Then we found him: a lone camper, singing his heart out to the trees, blissfully unaware that the acoustics of the Boulderfields had turned his tent-side concert into an accidental distress signal.”

“He wasn’t in trouble. Unless you count his singing.”

—COSAR Search Manager Duane Tresnich

As amusing as the story is, COSAR doesn’t want the hikers who sounded the alarm to feel bad. They did the right thing. “COSAR would like to thank the folks who called it in—it could have been serious. That area’s full of tricky terrain and bike trails, so better safe than sorry.”

Finally, the rescuers had some words for the singer accidentally sending out an SOS. He wasn’t in trouble, or on the hook for the search and rescue. “Our services are always free. And the money you save could be spent on singing lessons.”