That tragic story reminds me of something I read about a B-24 crew who made an emergency landing in a Mideast desert (Libya?) during WWII. The plane was found sometime in the '60's and the recovery teams found some remains over 100 miles from the crash site. It was unbelievable that some of them had made it that far considering how little they carried. Maybe a lesson for searchers: never underestimate the will to live.