A couple that was trapped for 12 days in the snow was rescued on Wednesday by a driver of a snow plow that was clearing a canyon road.

Thomas, 40, and Tamitha Garner, 38, were missing since January 26 when they left on a trip to photograph wild horses. They were last seen at a gas station in the town of Panaca, Nevada.

On January 28 the search began and the rescue teams covered thousands of miles along the Utah-Nevada state line, but there wasn’t any sign of the couple.

A lot of snow fell in the area and many parts were accessible only by snowmobile.

The couple ran out of food and on Monday they left their stranded pickup truck and started to walk out of Modena Canyon when the snow plow found them near the Iron-Beaver county line.

They’ve survived through the nights using matches and a can of carburetor cleaner, according to Iron County Sheriff Mark Gower.

They’ve already hiked between 15 to 20 miles when they were found by the snow plow driver 60 miles west of Cedar City in southwestern Utah. According to Gower’s sayings they were wearing jeans and light coats.

The two were taken to the Valley View Medical Center in Cedar City.

Ethan Shumway, spokesman for Valley View Medical Center in Cedar City, said: "They look tired and exhausted, but considering the circumstances, look incredibly well," the Associated Press reports.

They were treated for dehydration and possible frostbite.

Grower said "As far as we can tell right now, they'll have no permanent injuries."

Their dog, a Basenji mix named Medusa, was also in grate shape.

Even though the search ended well, a rescuer who was involved in their search died on Sunday. According to authorities, most probably he died from exhaustion after digging his snowmobile out of the snow on Saturday.