August 20th and still no further news on the search for Alissa. I thought once the weather got nice the searchers would have an opportunity to reach some areas they were not able to search due to the snow. No mention of any recent search efforts.
The Facebook post in March said they're interested in some specific areas where Alissa could have become disoriented, which is consistent with what they are getting from the dogs. And the general area of interest is the Multnomah Falls basin. Being local I understand how huge that area is, and how frustrating it must be for everyone.
I wonder, being out in the cold for so long, improperly dressed for the weather, if she wasn't already hypothermic prior to being seen by the folks who spoke to her. IIRC, they said she was heading up the trail and they stopped and mentioned that she was at 3,000' elevation, not properly dressed, and I thought the time was more like 4:30 pm and already starting to get dark. In another half hour it would have been dark. And they then told her she needed to get down the trail.
Then, in running down the trail, perhaps became disoriented and took what she thought was a shortcut, got lost and sought some shelter. Anywhere to warm up which, in that state, may have been between some rocks, under dense foliage. Making it so much more difficult to find her.
I cannot imagine how her family must feel. So many questions and no answers. Horrible to not know where your loved one is.
