PeggyHenry
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I’ve gone and done duplicate post again ... sorry
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BBM
Your thoughts are great here, Redhaus.
IMO, it's reasonable to assume this person who passed time with ED, as well as the fellow hiker with whom she travelled on Nov 19th have been interviewed by LE.
PeggyHenry reminded us upthread that Captain Bordinaro stated (Daily Mail Dec. 12.)
‘It does not seem probable that Esther suffered an accident, and it is not credible that she was eaten by a bear or that she has fallen into a lake,' he said.
‘We believe that her disappearance is either the result of a voluntary act, or as a result of someone else’s actions[...]."
IMO, we may never learn ED has been found safe if her disappearance is the result of a voluntary act.
If she met with foul play, it may take a long time before MSM can report that fact. If her body is found showing evidence of same, it's unlikely that information would be divulged to the public until a suspect can be named.
I do recognise that Esther may have had an accident in the mountains but for me it is the least likely. Not being an experienced hiker I acknowledge everyone’s comments regarding her skills / preparedness/ equipment etc but to me, looking at the big picture the probability of foul play seems greater.
It therefore seems entirely possible that whatever happened to Esther could have been on the next leg of her journey, the following day, and with a dead phone. Dan said that if she'd had an accident it would have to be in a small area because that is the only place her phone could have been out of range of masts, but that doesn't entertain the possibility of an uncharged phone.
I'm not convinced that not finding a trace of Esther at the refuge is proof she wasn't there. Scents are notoriously difficult for search dogs to detect many hours after the person has departed the area. If there were working toilets at the refuge, or even just an underground sewage system, that again could hamper canine detection. I very much doubt that SAR/police have used the services of crime scene specialists with fingerprinting/DNA testing.
This would certainly fit with the part of Captain Bordinaro's statement that she left voluntarily. He added to this the possibility of a criminal act. Quite an assertive statement to come from the police involved if a bit premature, unless they have more information.I'm wondering if Esther deliberately left late in the day to use darkness as a cover not to be seen crossing into France in defiance of lockdown. For the same reason she may have decided not to register her overnight stay at the refuge. Previously she wasn't well prepared in terms of carrying a phone charger, because she used the charger provided by a previous hostel owner, and it seems likely that she hadn't been back to the van overnight on the 21st. So her phone battery may have simply died.
MOO
Yes she could have had an accident. If she did her body will hopefully be recovered in years to come ( sooner rather than later). But the problem is we can not say for certain that that is why she disappeared without trace. so I still think it’s important to explore other possibilities.
The conditions were good, weather ok... Dan appeared to think an accident wasn’t a likely explanation and he had searched the area on foot. If she’d had an accident, slipped etc wouldnt the search teams and dogs have likely found a trace .. a pole, anything ?
Isnt it funny that whenever someone goes missing mysteriously, the little snippets of information can be blown out of context and proportion. If ED hadn’t have gone missing would any of the things she did seem out of the ordinary.
I'm wondering if Esther deliberately left late in the day to use darkness as a cover not to be seen crossing into France in defiance of lockdown. For the same reason she may have decided not to register her overnight stay at the refuge. Previously she wasn't well prepared in terms of carrying a phone charger, because she used the charger provided by a previous hostel owner, and it seems likely that she hadn't been back to the van overnight on the 21st. So her phone battery may have simply died.
It therefore seems entirely possible that whatever happened to Esther could have been on the next leg of her journey, the following day, and with a dead phone. Dan said that if she'd had an accident it would have to be in a small area because that is the only place her phone could have been out of range of masts, but that doesn't entertain the possibility of an uncharged phone.
That's a shame to have to close the thread. Maybe we could all try harder to be less judgmental.
Do you have any evidence to back this assertion up?? There may be questions over her attitude to risk, but her fitness?
As I'm reading your thread, a whole different scenario has occurred to me.I'm wondering if Esther deliberately left late in the day to use darkness as a cover not to be seen crossing into France in defiance of lockdown. For the same reason she may have decided not to register her overnight stay at the refuge. Previously she wasn't well prepared in terms of carrying a phone charger, because she used the charger provided by a previous hostel owner, and it seems likely that she hadn't been back to the van overnight on the 21st. So her phone battery may have simply died.
It therefore seems entirely possible that whatever happened to Esther could have been on the next leg of her journey, the following day, and with a dead phone. Dan said that if she'd had an accident it would have to be in a small area because that is the only place her phone could have been out of range of masts, but that doesn't entertain the possibility of an uncharged phone.
I'm not convinced that not finding a trace of Esther at the refuge is proof she wasn't there. Scents are notoriously difficult for search dogs to detect many hours after the person has departed the area. If there were working toilets at the refuge, or even just an underground sewage system, that again could hamper canine detection. I very much doubt that SAR/police have used the services of crime scene specialists with fingerprinting/DNA testing.
MOO
Snipped for focusIf there were working toilets at the refuge, or even just an underground sewage system, that again could hamper canine detection.
Snipped for focus and BBM- In regards to hiking or and endeavor, one can be "Very experienced at doing things the wrong way". Having completed hikes may not always indicate that they were completed at a strong pace etc.