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Originally Posted By: jshannon
Residents puzzle over man who died near Ore. town
MARION FORKS, Ore. – Three miles. That was all that separated Jerry William McDonald from a cold death alone in the Oregon woods and a warm meal back at the local restaurant.
Three miles. Over what sort of terrain? On a decent road, any adult in reasonable shape can walk that in an hour. Same distance in deep snow, and I define that as being too deep to walk through comfortably without snow shoes, you might as well be on the moon.
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