Posted by: ohiohiker
How to help with search for lost hiker - 10/15/07 06:14 PM
How does one help search for a lost hiker most efficiently once an official search has begun?
Assuming they want volunteers, is falling in with everyone else the best (and possibly only) way to go? Could I just show up at the hiker's point last seen on the trail and try to track the missing person, or would I likely be denied access or interfere with more skilled "official" trackers?
Being a warm body in a line search just doesn't sound rewarding enough to take off work for.
Do search volunteers generally stay in a designated camp area, or are they allowed to overnight in the search area?
Assuming they want volunteers, is falling in with everyone else the best (and possibly only) way to go? Could I just show up at the hiker's point last seen on the trail and try to track the missing person, or would I likely be denied access or interfere with more skilled "official" trackers?
Being a warm body in a line search just doesn't sound rewarding enough to take off work for.
Do search volunteers generally stay in a designated camp area, or are they allowed to overnight in the search area?