Equipped To Survive Equipped To Survive® Presents
The Survival Forum
Where do you want to go on ETS?

Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4 >
Topic Options
#233010 - 09/30/11 03:34 PM Man in car survives a 200-ft fall into canyon
Susan Offline
Geezer

Registered: 01/21/04
Posts: 5163
Loc: W. WA
Man survives for a week in remote canyon

Alive with broken bones, drinking from a stream, eating bugs and leaves.

Kind of makes you want to go outside to the car and check your gear again, doesn't it?

Kudos to the daughter who did her own detective work and searching. They called for help after finding him. VERY nice job!

And if his daughter hadn't done that?

Sue

Top
#233012 - 09/30/11 04:31 PM Re: Man in car survives a 200-ft fall into canyon [Re: Susan]
Dagny Offline
Pooh-Bah

Registered: 11/25/08
Posts: 1918
Loc: Washington, DC

I have a mini-REI in my SUV -- including food, water, Micropur tabs and purifier -- so if I survived the crash in reasonable shape, I'd have a fighting chance.

What really does jump out of that article is the daughter's own sleuthing and persistence that saved her father's life.

Thanks for posting the link. It is sobering to consider that we're all just a missed turn away from a very dire situation.

Top
#233014 - 09/30/11 04:34 PM Re: Man in car survives a 200-ft fall into canyon [Re: Susan]
Tyber Offline
Sheriff
Enthusiast

Registered: 04/27/09
Posts: 304
Loc: ST. Paul MN
that is impresive story of survival.

Top
#233021 - 09/30/11 05:44 PM Re: Man in car survives a 200-ft fall into canyon [Re: Susan]
chaosmagnet Offline
Sheriff
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 12/03/09
Posts: 3819
Loc: USA
I'd hope that my family would have the presence of mind to look for me in a similar situation.

Top
#233031 - 09/30/11 08:07 PM Re: Man in car survives a 200-ft fall into canyon [Re: chaosmagnet]
Hikin_Jim Offline
Sheriff
Pooh-Bah

Registered: 10/12/07
Posts: 1804
Loc: Southern California
Kind of interesting that the family had to do the leg work. Where were the authorities during all this?

HJ
_________________________
Adventures In Stoving

Top
#233032 - 09/30/11 08:35 PM Re: Man in car survives a 200-ft fall into canyon [Re: Susan]
Phaedrus Offline
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 04/28/10
Posts: 3148
Loc: Big Sky Country
Wow, the guy was really lucky to survive.
_________________________
“I'd rather have questions that cannot be answered than answers that can't be questioned.” —Richard Feynman

Top
#233034 - 09/30/11 09:20 PM Re: Man in car survives a 200-ft fall into canyon [Re: Hikin_Jim]
LED Offline
Veteran

Registered: 09/01/05
Posts: 1474
Quote:

Family members apparently did not immediately realize their father was missing, and then contacted a missing persons detective in Los Angeles who helped them figure out that he had been gone for some time.

The detective narrowed the search area using cell phone towers, text messages and debit card purchases, Chardonnay Lavau told NBC and other organizations.

Lisa Lavau told KCAL-TV her family had not heard from her father for several days.

After narrowing the search area, "We stopped at every ravine, and looked over every hill and then my brother got out of the car and we kept screaming and the next thing we heard Dad saying 'help, help,' and there he was," Lisa Lavau said.



http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/44727021/n...-plunges-cliff/

Determined, smart family.


So, what would YOU have done in this man's situation?

Create a smoke fire during the day? Use a mirror? A whistle or even an air horn probably wouldn't be heard by the passing cars. Hmmm, better recheck my car kit.

Top
#233045 - 09/30/11 11:57 PM Re: Man in car survives a 200-ft fall into canyon [Re: Susan]
NuggetHoarder Offline
Member

Registered: 07/01/11
Posts: 145
Loc: Appalachians
The most intriguing aspect to me was the second car. They don't mention much about it in the article - but in the video the firemen on the scene called for a helicopter evac for the old guy, but not for the second dead driver because he "had obviously been dead more than six days". That implies that these are two different accidents in the same location. That is pretty amazing.

So far, no details on the other driver, but it sounds like that's going to be a whole other chapter to this story.

One other tidbit that came out in the British press was that the old guy took the eyeglasses off the dead body so he could see. Nice improvisation there smile



Edited by NuggetHoarder (09/30/11 11:58 PM)

Top
#233046 - 10/01/11 12:21 AM Re: Man in car survives a 200-ft fall into canyon [Re: Susan]
Hikin_Jim Offline
Sheriff
Pooh-Bah

Registered: 10/12/07
Posts: 1804
Loc: Southern California
Nice one on the glasses.

HJ
_________________________
Adventures In Stoving

Top
#233048 - 10/01/11 12:38 AM Re: Man in car survives a 200-ft fall into canyon [Re: Hikin_Jim]
hikermor Offline
Geezer in Chief
Geezer

Registered: 08/26/06
Posts: 7705
Loc: southern Cal
These accidents happen from time to time. I can recall two such on the Mt. Lemmon Highway near Tucson some years ago. A car and a motorcycle (separate incidents) left the roadway where there was no guard rail, hence no visible trace of an accident. We removed the cyclist's remains six weeks after the accident. The victims in the car were found over a month after the accident.

In cases like this, where do you begin your search? and on what basis? Cell phone records can help pinpoint areas today, but what if the phone has not been active?


Edited by hikermor (10/01/11 12:40 AM)
_________________________
Geezer in Chief

Top
Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4 >



Moderator:  Alan_Romania, Blast, cliff, Hikin_Jim 
March
Su M Tu W Th F Sa
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31
Who's Online
0 registered (), 453 Guests and 10 Spiders online.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Newest Members
GallenR, Jeebo, NicholasMarshall, Yadav, BenFoakes
5367 Registered Users
Newest Posts
Zippo Butane Inserts
by NAro
Today at 11:57 AM
What did you do today to prepare?
by dougwalkabout
03/27/24 11:21 PM
Question about a "Backyard Mutitool"
by Ren
03/17/24 01:00 AM
Problem in my WhatsApp configuration
by Chisel
03/09/24 01:55 PM
New Madrid Seismic Zone
by Jeanette_Isabelle
03/04/24 02:44 PM
EDC Reduction
by EchoingLaugh
03/02/24 04:12 PM
Newest Images
Tiny knife / wrench
Handmade knives
2"x2" Glass Signal Mirror, Retroreflective Mesh
Trade School Tool Kit
My Pocket Kit
Glossary
Test

WARNING & DISCLAIMER: SELECT AND USE OUTDOORS AND SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES AND TECHNIQUES AT YOUR OWN RISK. Information posted on this forum is not reviewed for accuracy and may not be reliable, use at your own risk. Please review the full WARNING & DISCLAIMER about information on this site.