This is a good example where a PLB would have resolved the issue after the camper was unable to self-rescue.

The follow-up news article looked like the brothers marked the position on a topo (no gps?).

They did a good job to get her ready for the next couple of days until SAR could be notified and respond. <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

It will be interesting if the details are published. It stated that she was severally dehydrated, yet she was near the river. It gave no further information.

Two years ago, I would not have guessed you could get dehydrated drinking all of the water you want - WRONG! Two years ago, I drank out of a sprinkler hose before I remembered it was hooked up to the irrigation out of the duck pond. I drank the water at 11:00 AM. At 9:00PM I went to bed sick with diarrhea and flu like symptoms.

For the next three days I fought dehydration and diarrhea with large amounts of every liquid I could think of. I finally wimped out on the third and was admitted to St Als hospital in Boise near death with Campylobacter. Doctors said I would not have made it another day. It is spread by wild water foul.

Gardia, you can tough out for weeks and months by avoiding rare meat. Campylobacter or Chororia untreated is death. The treatment of either is quite simple and effective with a prescription.

A planned two week trip is a tad more than a walk in the park, but your note on the table idea would be better than nothing. Assuming that you had friends of family nearby to search for the note...

Yah, I puzzled about that too.



Yah, that's what came to mind to me as well. It would be interesting to see if we find out if this was the case. If so, it would probably be a factor in her ability to self-rescue.



What is the relationship between gardia and rare meat? I haven't heard about that before.

True or not, I guess this is a good reminder to pack more water treatment that you think you'll need.

-john

Hehe, an unintentional but surprisingly accurate slip of the keyboard? <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Re: my earlier statement about "a few days" without food making you weak, OldSoldier is right, a few days is probably no big deal. But if you stretch that to 5+ days then throw in a rugged environment that is also cold, I think my points were valid.

I too would like to hear more details from this event. Sounds like a great contender for a new episode of "I Shouldn't Be Alive".