Re:How 1,600 People Went Missing from U.S. Public Lands
by barking on Thursday March 16, 2017 @04:13PM
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>A 1.7 mile radius circle...two man-months at eight hours of searching a day, seven days a week
They had 200 people that first week plus it's really an arc of a circle in the direction they set out and on one side of the river only.
>Most people would get bored and move farther out before that week was over.
That could be the problem there, that and people not searching in a systematic way. The referenced stories all seem to point to people all being found relatively close to where they set out. Maybe that needs to be pointed out to searchers. Also a grid kept of what has been searched and what not so the same ground isn't revisited over and over.
Also as was pointed out, the local sheriff was in charge and had basically no expertise in this.
They had 200 people that first week plus it's really an arc of a circle in the direction they set out and on one side of the river only.
>Most people would get bored and move farther out before that week was over.
That could be the problem there, that and people not searching in a systematic way. The referenced stories all seem to point to people all being found relatively close to where they set out. Maybe that needs to be pointed out to searchers. Also a grid kept of what has been searched and what not so the same ground isn't revisited over and over.
Also as was pointed out, the local sheriff was in charge and had basically no expertise in this.