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Nitram

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14. And not losing your shoes.

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #3)

Sat May 25, 2019, 10:23 AM

May 2019

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Amazing story....nt Billy Ray Joe Bob. May 2019 #1

Thank God. This is the best news. mahina May 2019 #2

Only way to survive 16 days is by being intelligent and calm. Bernardo de La Paz May 2019 #3

And not losing your shoes. Nitram May 2019 #14

She had shoes the first few days only. I don't know how she lost them. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2019 #18

That is a common thing among people that are "bewildered" jpak May 2019 #35

It's a good thing she found the stream bed. forgotmylogin May 2019 #19

Yes. Further, you have a good chance of getting out to the ocean where you'd be more visible. Bernardo de La Paz May 2019 #22

It's a little odd Red Mountain May 2019 #4

Something sounds fishy here bitterross May 2019 #5

Is that area to the west Lefta Dissenter May 2019 #6

Great Question. Maybe? bitterross May 2019 #8

I find it odd that she wasn't extremely hungry. raccoon May 2019 #9

Maybe she ate something? Polybius May 2019 #17

The appetite will shut off after a day or two. forgotmylogin May 2019 #20

I read that she lost 15lbs. CentralMass May 2019 #29

I've been running in that park jovibennett May 2019 #7

Just saw this on MSNBC - what I don't understand... forgotmylogin May 2019 #24

A guy got lost for about six weeks down in Puerto Rico when I was working there. bluedigger May 2019 #12

"She was several miles above Twin Falls, over in deep H'aiku, way off the beaten track." Cal Carpenter May 2019 #15

maybe not very bright? kiri May 2019 #25

Thick vegetation impedes travel. Every hiker knows that. Many ways to lose a shoe. Bernardo de La Paz May 2019 #26

imaginative kiri May 2019 #30

Provide us with objective evidence the story is untrue. LanternWaste May 2019 #40

She was found in a ravine between two waterfalls. mn9driver May 2019 #10

That's what I was wondering - what the terrain was csziggy May 2019 #21

"She lost her shoes a few days in. But no injuries." left-of-center2012 May 2019 #11

How did she "lose her shoes?" Nitram May 2019 #13

I thought the same thing lavenderdiva May 2019 #16

If you normally wear shoes, your feet would have no exposure csziggy May 2019 #23

She absolutely was not dressed for hiking. Her footgear was sandals. Hekate May 2019 #32

Maui Wowee underpants May 2019 #27

A different article said there was a flash flood that occurred washing away her sandals wishstar May 2019 #36

According to the film clip, she'd been wearing sandals. If she tumbled down a steep incline, the NBachers May 2019 #28

She went hiking wearing sandals? left-of-center2012 May 2019 #33

I saw part of a film clip, & she looks like death warmed over: all skin & bones and sunburn blisters Hekate May 2019 #31

The linked article neglects to mention that she had a broken leg. Captain Stern May 2019 #34

She had a broken leg and ate fruits and moths to survive. More here: Liberty Belle May 2019 #37

This person had no business taking a hike. Bantamfancier May 2019 #38

No doubt, the important thing for you is to point your finger LanternWaste May 2019 #41

She should've used my survival strategy--- lastlib May 2019 #39

She has been found alive. That is all that matters. n/t MicaelS May 2019 #42