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re: Couple gets lost in national park, man kills her then himself after they ran out of water

Posted on 10/23/17 at 12:26 pm to
Posted by Ross
Member since Oct 2007
47827 posts
Posted on 10/23/17 at 12:26 pm to
man that's awful
Posted by SECdragonmaster
Order of the Dragons
Member since Dec 2013
17460 posts
Posted on 10/23/17 at 12:27 pm to
I dont understand his line of thinking.

I would have at least taken a shot at another relationship.
Posted by RealityTiger
Geismar, LA
Member since Jan 2010
20543 posts
Posted on 10/23/17 at 12:28 pm to
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Pick a direction, any direction, and start walking. You will hit a road and people within 6-10 miles.
shite, keep it simple. Start going west.
Posted by ReauxlTide222
St. Petersburg
Member since Nov 2010
92383 posts
Posted on 10/23/17 at 12:40 pm to
When did the search for them begin?

How did they not get found relatively quickly?
Posted by Catman88
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2004
49125 posts
Posted on 10/23/17 at 12:43 pm to
Would it have killed him to stop and ask for directions?
Posted by TheCaterpillar
Member since Jan 2004
76774 posts
Posted on 10/23/17 at 12:45 pm to
Hiking with a gun is actually smart.
Posted by GetCocky11
Calgary, AB
Member since Oct 2012
53509 posts
Posted on 10/23/17 at 1:01 pm to
After checking out Google Maps, it is only 1.5 miles from the trailhead that they used to the entrance pay station as the crow flies.

They must have really gotten lost.
Posted by Polycarp
Texas
Member since Feb 2009
5757 posts
Posted on 10/23/17 at 1:05 pm to
I always hike with a pistol. I consider it a necessary item, just like water, food, and matches.
Posted by Mo Jeaux
Member since Aug 2008
64605 posts
Posted on 10/23/17 at 1:12 pm to
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Doing something illegal doesn't make it strange.


Not necessarily, no. Going 70 in a 50mph zone isn't really that strange. Illegally carrying generally is, in my opinion, although I'm sure there are exceptions.
Posted by buckeye_vol
Member since Jul 2014
35406 posts
Posted on 10/23/17 at 1:22 pm to
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1) Only prepared/experienced hikers would think of taking a gun to some place so remote/desolate.
I’ve read enough NoSleep and Let’s Not Meet stories on Reddit that I would want to bring an arsenal if hiking in a remote and desolate place.
Posted by NYCAuburn
TD Platinum Membership/SECr Sheriff
Member since Feb 2011
57015 posts
Posted on 10/23/17 at 1:47 pm to
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1) Only prepared/experienced hikers would think of taking a gun to some place so remote/desolate


Unless I was in grizzly country, there is no way I am adding pounds with a gun. experienced hikers count grams and ounces and a gun would be stupid weight.
Posted by The Great McGinty
Member since Jan 2017
1384 posts
Posted on 10/23/17 at 1:48 pm to
Man that's terrible. People need to realize any thing can happen when you are out in nature. Even with today's technology I have maps in all my vehicles and boats. Ever since I was a kid everything that moved had 4 or 5 different state and regional maps. Everyone should take a MAP reading class at some point in they're life. A compass is a must as well.
Posted by jvilletiger25
jacksonville, fl
Member since Jan 2014
20959 posts
Posted on 10/23/17 at 1:52 pm to
This is why you don't date skinny jeans wearing pussies ladies. A real man would've had them back home in 2 days tops.
Posted by GurleyGirl
Georgia
Member since Nov 2015
14616 posts
Posted on 10/23/17 at 1:53 pm to
This is so sad. Damn, just damn.
Posted by Homesick Tiger
Greenbrier, AR
Member since Nov 2006
56166 posts
Posted on 10/23/17 at 1:53 pm to
How sad. For the price of a compass and a little reading up on how to use one, they might still be alive today.
Posted by EA6B
TX
Member since Dec 2012
14754 posts
Posted on 10/23/17 at 1:55 pm to
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You sleep during day walk at night conserve water. 20 minutes to walk a mile. 3 miles per hour. 30 miles a night with 10 hours of darkness. You'd be out in 3 days


I am guessing you have never been on a multi-day hiking trip.
Posted by AUFANATL
Member since Dec 2007
5521 posts
Posted on 10/23/17 at 1:59 pm to
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is the movie good?


I remember it being very strange. I think it was an experimental Gus Van Sant movie. I think the three of them basically went out in the desert with a hand held camera, no script and just walked around a few days. It has some odd camera work. And literally half the movie is just filming them from behind as they aimlessly walk around getting closer to death from dehydration. It's very similar to his movie 'Elephant'.

So very weird and probably not very good, unless you really want to see an experimental indie movie with odd camera angles and virtually no dialogue that shows Matt Damon and Casey Affleck slowly dying.

Posted by The Great McGinty
Member since Jan 2017
1384 posts
Posted on 10/23/17 at 2:00 pm to
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uate food/water because they didn't plan for getting lost. Bringing a gun isn't something that screams experience to me.


This was probably his idea of looking cool. "Don't worry baby, I got you"! I'm sure this makes the panties drop on the west coast! He may have been an avid gun owner. It was just not the best decision he could have made that day that's for sure,
Posted by EA6B
TX
Member since Dec 2012
14754 posts
Posted on 10/23/17 at 2:01 pm to
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Strange to take a gun deep into a desert that is inhabited by coyotes, mountain lions, and the occasional black bear?


It is Very unusual, probably 99% of hikers out west are unarmed, in general the back packing culture is largely liberal. I have handguns, but would never take one on a hike, it is just extra weight that could be replaced with something much more valuable to have like more water.
Posted by Chiefagain
Member since Nov 2016
1808 posts
Posted on 10/23/17 at 2:03 pm to
I think it was out if embarrassment that dude offed her and then himself. I mean, who gets lost in a national park...

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