SALT LAKE CITY: When he realized he'd been separated from his family on a weekend hike in a forest, 9-year-old Grayson Wynne's thoughts turned to television.

Grayson watches Man vs. Wild - shown under the title Born Survivor in Britain - every week with his brothers and his dad. On the show, British adventurer Bear Grylls strands himself in the wilderness and then shows viewers how to survive the sticky situations.

That's where Grayson says he learned to leave clues behind to help searchers find him.