Dagny:

The terrain in the area is fairly flat, however keep in mind that this time of year, it is extremely muddy on most of these northern roads. The daytime temps were in the low 40's with night temps dropping down around freezing.

Whatever caused these people to be stuck out there, the young woman who walked the 60 to 70 km ( 36 to 42 miles) over these roads then died has to be given a lot of credit for her attempt to get help. She was buried today.
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