ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A man whose remote Alaskan cabin burned down was rescued after spending 23 days in sub-zero temperatures and scrawling "SOS" into the snow.[br /][br /]Alaska State Troopers said 30-year-old Tyson Steele was picked up Friday in good health from an area 20 miles outside of the nearest town, Skwentna, with a population of 35.[br /][Ads /][br /]Temperatures in Skwentna, which is 70 miles northwest of Anchorage, reached a high of 6 degrees Sunday, according to AccuWeather.[br /][br /]Troopers responded to a welfare check request on Steele after his family said they hadn't heard from him in weeks. Video from the rescue shows the stranded 30-year-old waving his arms at the trooper helicopter as it circles the "SOS" signal stamped in the snow.[br /][br /]Once Steele was transported to safety -- and requested "a long dreamed-of 'McDonald's Combo Meal No. 2'" -- he told troopers his cabin burned down in mid-December, killing his beloved six-year-old Chocolate lab Phil.[br /][br /]"And the worst part of all of this -- I can survive 23 days again -- but my dog was in there, asleep by my side," he said.[br /][Ads /][br /]Steele said he survived by salvaging greasy coveralls from his shed for warmth and using scavenged tarps and scrap lumber to build a tent-like domed shelter around the woodstove that once heated his home.[br /][br /]He also managed to find a few "plastic-smoked" cans of beans and peanut butter for sustenance.[br /][br /]He said he now plans to return to Salt Lake City to live with his family.[br /][br /]"They've got a dog, and that would be some therapy," he said.[br /][br /][b][url HREF="https://dps.alaska.gov/.../4d4.../Winter-Fire-Survivor_1-10-2020" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow"]CLICK HERE to read Steele's full story in his own words.[/url][/b]