#116535 - 12/19/07 02:14 PM
Re: Snowy search on near Chico, CA
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Good luck. We spent some time in that area a few years ago, lots of places for people to get into trouble...
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#116540 - 12/19/07 03:28 PM
Re: Snowy search on near Chico, CA
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I hope they are OK. But how far back do you need to go to find a Christmas tree? That's what Foxnews says they were doing...
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#116542 - 12/19/07 03:46 PM
Re: Snowy search on near Chico, CA
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#116583 - 12/19/07 08:30 PM
Re: Snowy search on near Chico, CA
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Stay safe and good luck!
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#116585 - 12/19/07 08:38 PM
Re: Snowy search on near Chico, CA
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They were found alive!
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,317428,00.html
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#116593 - 12/19/07 10:25 PM
Re: Snowy search on near Chico, CA
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Just read the news, glad they are safe with no injuries. They were very lucky though. IMO, knowing the terrain and how much snow that area gets its just inexusable.
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#116597 - 12/19/07 10:51 PM
Re: Snowy search on near Chico, CA
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I think the father's employer was right on when he said "It's a very merry Christmas now."
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#116653 - 12/20/07 05:39 AM
Re: Snowy search on near Chico, CA
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Actually, they didn't do so badly. They left word where they were going, and didn't go somewhere else. They drank water but didn't eat snow because it could encourage hypothermia. They crawled into the culvert, putting the smaller ones inside with the larger ones on the ends. The father took off his sweatshirt, tore it in half and wrapped it around the feet of two of his kids to protect against frostbite. They stuffed the ends of the culvert with tree boughs. They stamped HELP in the snow. When they heard the helicopter, the father got out on the bridge and waved his arms at it.
Once they realized they were lost, they didn't keep going, just found some shelter.
A fire at one end of the culvert would have been nice for heat and signaling, with ventilation through the pine boughs at the other.
Personally, I'd say they did a pretty good job.
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#116665 - 12/20/07 11:53 AM
Re: Snowy search on near Chico, CA
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The family was interviewed on CNN last night, they all looked good after what they went through and gave a good account of their adventure.
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