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#299312 - 07/11/21 08:12 PM Young woman missing in Montana
DaveL Offline
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Registered: 10/03/18
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Loc: Colorado Springs,CO
Missing for a week and search is called off 23 yrs old and had a spot device. Supposed to be very experienced. Some where around Red Lodge solo hike
I could not figure out how to add a link

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#299314 - 07/11/21 10:53 PM Re: Young woman missing in Montana [Re: DaveL]
Ren Offline
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#299315 - 07/12/21 12:18 AM Re: Young woman missing in Montana [Re: DaveL]
DaveL Offline
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Loc: Colorado Springs,CO
Thanks Ren

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#299316 - 07/12/21 12:32 PM Re: Young woman missing in Montana [Re: DaveL]
KenK Offline
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Registered: 06/26/04
Posts: 2211
Loc: NE Wisconsin
It breaks my heart. I imagine my beautiful daughter in her shoes.

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#299322 - 07/12/21 06:22 PM Re: Young woman missing in Montana [Re: DaveL]
teacher Offline
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Registered: 12/14/05
Posts: 988
The inreach has the ability to do a daily location check in - I wonder if she had hers set for this?

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#299325 - 07/12/21 10:07 PM Re: Young woman missing in Montana [Re: DaveL]
Phaedrus Offline
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Registered: 04/28/10
Posts: 3177
Loc: Big Sky Country
Unfortunately news articles rarely have as much detail as we would like. It appears she didn't have it set to track but was just using to periodically check in. I'm semi-familiar with that area as it's not to far from the home of a friend of mine. If I had to guess based on the known facts I suspect she slipped and took a high spill off a rock face, or possibly drowned in a high-running river. The unit she has is pretty robust. Even if it broke or the batteries died she would have likely turned up somewhere or found another means to signal. I suspect she's incapable of reply due to injury/death from some kind of injury. Hopefully I'm wrong though!
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#299851 - 08/30/21 09:55 AM Re: Young woman missing in Montana [Re: DaveL]
Ren Offline
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Registered: 11/05/07
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Her body has been found, seems she got caught in rock slide.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/montana-missing-hiker-body-recovered

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#299854 - 08/30/21 10:41 AM Re: Young woman missing in Montana [Re: DaveL]
Phaedrus Offline
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Registered: 04/28/10
Posts: 3177
Loc: Big Sky Country
Yeah, it appears she must have died almost immediately. That areas is well known for dangerous rockslides. It's a somewhat dangerous area especially to hike alone. I have a sneaking suspicion she wasn't wearing a helmet which she should have had in that area.
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#299857 - 08/30/21 08:24 PM Re: Young woman missing in Montana [Re: DaveL]
DaveL Offline
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Registered: 10/03/18
Posts: 90
Loc: Colorado Springs,CO
Ren
Thanks for the update, good work by the SAR folks

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