He’s not the only one. It seems like every experienced hiker that goes missing was experienced in their and their families minds but the reality was much, much different. Ugh. Where are you Paul?...and yet we are being told Paul is an experienced hiker
Where are you Paul?
Agreed. And then it’s one thing to be experienced and/or avid at home, and quite another to be at JTNP or DV, where the conditions are totally different.
Yes on WS even how many missing hiker cases are we following that state the hiker was “avid” and “experienced.” Maybe it’s how that particular hiker is used to rolling, since they do have some experience and/or are familiar with the area. No one ever expects the worst thing to happen to them. But think about Paul in the sense that he was hiking in desert hot temps, wearing dark clothing, not carrying his cell phone, and likely in a bit of a rush to catch a plane later that day. What could probably go wrong did go wrong. Jmo
Not sure if that’s known.
Clearly, if there was a flight to catch some method of tracking time was necessary. It isn’t reasonable, imo, that he was out there without cell or watch. Or something, right?
True. Either one for time. But I rely solely on my cell for that. Also the lack of a cell phone means no one was able to try and locate him that way, and he was not able to signal for help, assuming he would have had a signal. Also having a phone for calling if you’re running late as well, maybe even from parking lot (to be prepared in advance is what I mean). lot jmo
I really hope they advise they have the risk of discovering a missing person’s remains. They have a moral obligation to do so. It could be very traumatizing.
Yes, this certainly is very odd, if accurate? Perhaps he felt he knew exactly how long the trek would take and it wasn’t needed? Still very odd.
First we need to found out if he did do any traveling at all.
He worked for VIQUA, according to Linked In, he was a Materials Manager. Does that involve marketing / sales / traveling ?
