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lavenderdiva

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16. I thought the same thing

Sat May 25, 2019, 11:18 AM

May 2019

How do you lose your shoes when you are hiking and then lost while hiking? It didn't seem like she was disoriented as the article said she clearly remembered her name, her father's name, and his exact phone number. There are a lot of things about this situation that just don't make sense to me. If she was in such great shape, how do you stay put in one place (the ravine) for 2 weeks? From the picture of her feet being severely sunburned (from losing her shoes), and yet her face just looks tanned. I have a lot of questions about this story....

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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