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#265596 - 12/10/13 07:57 AM This could be bad...missing family
Phaedrus Offline
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Registered: 04/28/10
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Hopefully I'm wrong but it doesn't sound great for this missing family. The couple and four little kids have been missing for 24 hours now, and the temps reportedly have been down under -20 F. No mention of what supplies they were carrying or how they were dressed. If they stayed with their Jeep and had warm clothing this will might just be a story to they tell about a close call. Hopefully they were prepared for an overnight stay.
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#265597 - 12/10/13 03:29 PM Re: This could be bad...missing family [Re: Phaedrus]
Russ Offline
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Registered: 06/02/06
Posts: 5357
Loc: SOCAL
Quote:
... The silver Jeep the family was riding in was last seen "doing wheelies or donuts" at a mining camp in the Seven Troughs mountain range, ...
Yeah, seriously not good. Which Jeep models do wheelies or doughnuts with four kids? That's the kind of play you do when losing your only vehicle is not a big deal because you don't have 4 kids along relying on your good judgment. Two nights out now... Dad will have gone for help and ...

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#265598 - 12/10/13 04:08 PM Re: This could be bad...missing family [Re: Phaedrus]
AKSAR Offline
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Registered: 08/31/11
Posts: 1233
Loc: Alaska
Another article with a bit more info: Bitter Cold, Snow Hamper Search for Missing Family in Nevada Mountains
Quote:
Two planes scoured the area Monday and three could go out Tuesday if the group isn't found, Maj. Thomas Cooper said. Several inches of snow was on the ground in the area, but the black top on the silver 2005 Jeep should help make it easier to spot from the air, authorities said.

While the cold made for dangerous conditions, the clear weather was working in the pilots' favor. The forecast called for mostly sunny again on Tuesday with clouds moving in Tuesday night.
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"It's remote, and it's rocky," Nevada Department of Wildlife spokesman Chris Healy said. "There are good dirt roads into the place, but they are dirt roads, and it is cold and snow so it's not ideal."
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#265600 - 12/10/13 06:32 PM Re: This could be bad...missing family [Re: Russ]
MostlyHarmless Offline
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Registered: 06/03/09
Posts: 982
Loc: Norway
Originally Posted By: Russ
Quote:
... The silver Jeep the family was riding in was last seen "doing wheelies or donuts" at a mining camp in the Seven Troughs mountain range, ...
Yeah, seriously not good.


This is the point where media reports are taken with a pinch of salt. I woud read that as "Someone thought they saw a car of similar model and color" ...

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#265601 - 12/10/13 08:14 PM Re: This could be bad...missing family [Re: Phaedrus]
bws48 Offline
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Registered: 08/18/07
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Loc: Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Fox News is reporting that the family has been found safe; no details reported yet.
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#265602 - 12/10/13 08:58 PM Re: This could be bad...missing family [Re: Phaedrus]
Phaedrus Offline
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I hope so, can't find any information.
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#265603 - 12/10/13 08:59 PM Re: This could be bad...missing family [Re: Phaedrus]
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Just about one minute ago MSN has posted a story that says they have been found safe!
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#265604 - 12/10/13 09:01 PM Re: This could be bad...missing family [Re: bws48]
AKSAR Offline
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Loc: Alaska
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#265606 - 12/10/13 09:28 PM Re: This could be bad...missing family [Re: ]
AKSAR Offline
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Registered: 08/31/11
Posts: 1233
Loc: Alaska
A bit more info:
Missing Nevada couple, 4 children found safe
Quote:
Pershing County sheriff's officials said the adults and children were being taken to Pershing General Hospital after they were found at about 11:30 a.m. All six were in good condition.

Volunteer Stacy Evenson, who is handling phone calls at the command center, told Fox News that the family took shelter in their overturned vehicle and built fires outside the vehicle to stay warm. The children told officials that they were hungry, she said.

Some other reports indicate that the searchers got a few pings from the couple's cell phones, which may have helped narrow the search area.

It will be interesting when more detailed accounts emerge of their survival and the search for them.
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#265607 - 12/10/13 11:26 PM Re: This could be bad...missing family [Re: Phaedrus]
frediver Offline
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Registered: 05/17/04
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Loc: N.Cal.
I wonder what year the jeep was? Lojack, OnStar by default?

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