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#302684 - Yesterday at 06:02 PM No Food, No Water - hiker survives week & rescued
jds Stranger Registered: 01/03/05 Posts: 21	Here is a link to the survival story of a hiker who made some bad decisions that caused him to fall, lose most of his gear, and break several bones. He managed to survive a week near a Norwegian Glacier before being spotted by rescuers.. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/world/europe/alec-luhn-missing-hiker-norway-found-interview.html ... it is worthwhile to click on the "comments" button that appears at the end of the article. Perhaps you may want to contribute your thoughts to the comments.
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#302685 - Today at 10:10 AM Re: No Food, No Water - hiker survives week & rescued [Re: jds]
Phaedrus Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/28/10 Posts: 3181 Loc: Big Sky Country	Drats, behind a paywall! Sounds like he was very lucky! _________________________ “I'd rather have questions that cannot be answered than answers that can't be questioned.” —Richard Feynman
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#302686 - 58 minutes 19 seconds ago Re: No Food, No Water - hiker survives week & rescued [Re: jds]
Ren Addict Registered: 11/05/07 Posts: 555 Loc: Wales, UK	Archive link https://archive.is/mFxY6 His iPhone likely had sat emergency comms, just didn't secure & protect it enough. Edited by Ren (50 minutes 37 seconds ago)
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