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Originally Posted by CCIP
I really fear the worst for her husband though  |
It would take a bigger miracle than she got for him to turn up alive.
The temperatures have been quite low there - still in the 30s and 40s during night even in mid May.
He has likely succumbed to the cold conditions.
Even someone with the proper equipment, food and water would consider it to be a daunting task to hike out of that on foot.
This poor guy probably had on a decent pair of shoes, slacks and perhaps a sweater... thats it. And without a compass, he likely walked in large circles depending on the condition of the road he had to follow.
I've been on some of those mountainous dirt roads a few times but wouldn't dare attempt it alone if i didnt have to, if you dont watch it you will be following a dry creek bed or a stretch of land that appears to be a rutted out dirt road
but isn't - for miles you might follow it before you realize your error.
I hate to say it, but he probably walked in desperation as far as he could stand to carry himself on day one (possibly day two as well) stopped in exhaustion around nightfall, and died of exposure in the best possible "sheltered" location he could find.
often thats what people do, they huddle up somewhere under a ledge, in a small closet sized "cave", in a grove of bushes etc and as a result it makes them incredibly difficult to find.
when in doubt... stick to those paved roads. They are paved because they are frequented; that way if you have trouble, it is unlikely that it will be very long before someone comes along.