Re:Volunteers scour drone footage in search for woman who we...
by tzs on Saturday September 01, 2018 @04:41PM
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That's good advice if people are looking for you, or you are in an area where other people are likely to pass by and find you accidentally.
But what if enough time is passed that searches will have been called off?
This guy stayed with his vehicle for over two months, until he finally died from starvation [1].
At some point you have to recognize that help isn't coming. The question then is how to determine when it has reached that point. This should probably be part of planning for any trip where you might become lost and isolated. At the very least, find out how long they will keep an unsuccessful search going there.
But what if enough time is passed that searches will have been called off?
This guy stayed with his vehicle for over two months, until he finally died from starvation [1].
At some point you have to recognize that help isn't coming. The question then is how to determine when it has reached that point. This should probably be part of planning for any trip where you might become lost and isolated. At the very least, find out how long they will keep an unsuccessful search going there.
[1] https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/...