Missing Hiker Is Found, Trapped, Next To His Journal | Fight To Survive
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- Опубліковано 20 чер 2021
- When Reverend Mike Turner embarked on a 9-day, 60 miles, solo hike deep into the wilderness of Wyoming Wind River Range, he didn't expect to end up isolated, lost and fearing for his life.
Fight to Survive tells the inspiring true stories of outdoorsmen who have faced down death in the wilderness and lived to tell their story. Adventurer, author and survivor Craig DeMartino kicks off the series with his own story.
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I came here straight after watching Mr Ballen's gut-wrenching account of Mike's fatal final hike 😢
Same my friend 😩
I found the Mr b Allen has a way of telling the story that really gets to imagine what's being told. I watched this right after his video a few hours ago . and he's just such a good story teller lol and so accurate
So did I. What a tale!
Same here🙋
Me too. :(
Mr.Ballen brought me here
Same here
Same
That poor man suffered. His journal expressed his suffering and ultimate loneliness and despair. How sad.
Um….no. That’s not what his journal said. Did u even?
@@wickedlee664 Shut ipt
@@wickedlee664 shut up
Probably the best episode of any show I’ve seen on here.
The saddest episode for me
MAY HE REST IN PEACE.
After coming from a video where the guy killed the dog and ate him... I think everyone is happy this dog survived.
Which story is that???
He kept the Faith in the worse of times......R.I.P. In Heaven Mike.
God please give me the strength of faith this man had to do your will and please bless his family and show your love in their lives 🙏
who are you talking to ? this is youtube brah
@@UncleBuZ Brah stated "God", please...... God is who he is talking to, on UA-cam.
Deities aren't real, so they don't have yt accounts. I guess you think god's going to grant your wish for yourself and his family, but not his wish to live.
@@pinheadcurly God knows everything
@@pinheadcurly boy you're not the sharpest tool in the toolshed
The more I look at these videos the more I realize one should never go out alone. You're heading into territory that if something happens you're not prepared. I feel bad when this happens to people but actually they should know better Reverend or not Reverend. Not long big trips.
I went hiking in Montana last year. Was on a trail by myself. Mtn lions, bears. I never saw either but when I got seven miles in the mountain, I got an eerie feeling. I could not shake it. I turned around. I was by myself this entire time, with a tiny dog. I did not have bear spray or a gun. I think I was a bit foolish. I did a hike once in Alaska, another fourteen miler round trip. Had my other tiny dog with me. I had peace in my heart about doing that one, meaning I felt like God told me all would be okay if I went, and it was. Being led by the Spirit is key. But we all die.
Is prolonging life the most important thing to you? Above all else?
Best advice is don't hike alone. Hike in a group so if something bad happens people are around to help get out of the situation.
Sometimes that works but sometimes group members die.
Did the CDT thru hike from Glacier Natl. Park thru Wind Rivers to Mexico , in 2003 & 2005 .
Loads of sacred memories .
This section was phenomenal .
Thank you.
Never go alone !
He had a very strong faith.
His dog was so loyal, l can't but wonder if things may have worked out differently if he had put some faith in his loyal companion to fill up the water bottle for him, by attaching the water bottle to the dog and tell him to go for a swim = water in bottle then attach note to dog and send him off to get help...good dog
I thought that too
How did the dog survive without food for so many days?
@@tyc1Z.Z1 Dog can eat pretty much anything from insect to leaf to small animals and there was plenty of water right beside him.
Dog is God
May he rest in peace.
crazy how quickly things can change.
Every time I watch one of these videos I add to my back pack, now a hydraulic jack... I'm up to a 932lb back pack now...
😂best overlooked answer
@@lynnmahan154 Right? Idk if he's serious or not but either way it's amusing
I never comment on these public forums but I have to in this case. I am an avid and experienced SOLO backpacker and outdoorsman. I CHOOSE to go alone. I acknowledge and fully accept the risk. Any accident that befalls me is my responsibility. I am at peace with my life as it is and accept that my final destiny is death. I do not fear it. I really irritates me that so many people are spouting their condemning comments that Mike nor anyone should ever hike alone. That is YOUR choice just as it was Mike's or my choice to go it alone. It is your opinion and you are entitled to it. You are not entitled to berate Mike or anyone for their own personal choices. Mike died in a placed he loved. Looking out over beautiful scenery, with fresh air and sounds and smells of nature. I believe if he had to choose where he was going do pass into the afterlife he would have chosen a spot just like that. Alone. His choice.
I'm sure it would've been his real choice to be with his family again, so even going out alone one shouldn't deviate from planned itineraries where search teams know to search by. One also should avoid areas of lose boulders and go to more stable ones, and take a cell or satellite phone and extra charged battery and battery charger. I knew a guy who set out on a Native Indian solo journey (he wasn't Indian but did Shaman practices). His car was found but his body never was. He stopped replying to texts on the first day.
No Netneya, you cannot be sure he wanted to be with his family. You are interjecting your wants. You cannot think nor speak for him. Here again people are judging and critizing his actions because they do not agree with them. Let the man rest in peace.
@@clayfarris3963 yet, here you are, speaking for him. Why do you assume that he is NOT resting in peace?
When you have children, it is no longer about what you want. Every single person who lives with any sort of chronic illness, suicidal ideation, etc- who suffers every day and pushes themselves to get out of bed to be there for their family- is a million times less selfish and arrogant than Mike was.
Yeah but your not yapping about God are you. That's the part that's annoying in this case
“It’s a great place for someone who wants to be lost, difficult place for someone who wants to be found”
Probably one of the most impactful quotes.
Damn Mike i cant believe you didnt make it. It sucks they didn’t find you in time. May God rest your soul.
The Wind River mountains are absolutely breathtaking, but very dangerous and full of things that can kill you. God bless he and his family.
In many ways, this is one of the most messed up true stories I've ever heard.
There seemed to be a concatenation of circumstances, almost like a cosmic conspiracy, to get Mike trapped all alone in order to experience an agonising trial of faith, resulting in a slow painful deterioration from starvation, dehydration, hypothermia and, ultimately, death.
What was the point of the hope created by the absence of physical injury, the leg entrapment within corresponding crevices in both boulders, the nearby lake, Andy's eventual contact with people, and Mike's discovery by the potential rescuer. That none of these would provide any mitigation for Mike seemed to be the worst possible form of cosmic mockery and injustice.
So many questions ... ❓️❓️❓️
I'll tell you, that FINAL ENDING was not what I had anticipated. I thought Mike was unconscious, and the hiker just thought that he was dead when he covered him up, and the rescue team was just over the mountain. SHOCKER! But quite a spiritual one, also. Thank you for sharing this real life/real death story. Going to have to sit and reflect on this a while.
"I am ready to die, though missing my family. ... I will trust in God though he will slay me, yet will I trust in him." ~Mike Turner
MR BALLEN BROUGHT ME HERE
I love Mike's faithfulness to his loving creator through his death. God is loving all the time, All the time God is loving. He owns our lives, we own our choices. Mike made good good choices Well done !!
Wonderful story, but it is sad that God didn't hear Mike's prayers. Usually, you'd think that SOME MIRACLE happens, but then, once again, it makes me question if anything exists at all.
I have had some bad things happen to me as a Christian. Don't understand it all. But we all die, and God took this man home. To me this story is a testimony of his trust in God. He may have suffered but I am sure he felt God's presence with him. Sin has a cost. It is death. If you're saved and following Jesus, you get to bypass the second death, though. Hallelujah. Think about it, many believers die from cancer or other diseases. They suffer. But God is with them through it all. He is good. Instead of questioning if anything exists at all, be smart. Lift your eyes and voice to God and ask Him if He's real. Ask Him directly to reveal Himself to you. Question Him. He will answer. All who seek find.
Regarding your comment your opinion & I respect it however you said you question if anything exists at all because he was not rescued well there are many examples of people not being found alive like the hiker John Donovan. There are also many cases of people found alive so miracles do happen unfortunately they carnt for everyone. It is my belief when people die no matter the why,how or where they have to take accountability for there own actions.
God heard every prayer; Mike had the whole month to be "alone with God". God doesn't "save everyone from every disaster". What probably happened is the man's faith and communion with God became stronger to the end.
@@netanyah613 yep. it was his time to go. it is appointed unto man to die once and then be judged. he died trusting God, meaning may your will be done God not you have to get me out of here because I have faith.
God may have been granting wishes to a football team for their big win. Nah, once again, lazy god is nowhere to be found.
Unlike the other stories of ultimate survival. I thought that Mike's didn't have enough detail. Although I note in some comments that people thought otherwise. 🤔 I only wish they were still making the survival stories, WONDER had some of the best, I was totally hooked.
I feel bad for the dog
Wow first one ive watched where they didnt make it but thats why i love my dog most loyal compaion ever this one was hard to watch glade the dog made it but the dog stayed with him the whole time
😲Mmmm...Its a pity that the guy that found him got their days earlier...Now that is Mike's resting place, something he loved to do out in the outdoors.. R.I.P Mike 🌱🍃🍁
Mr Ballen made me aware of this Tragedy
He’s groveling before God until the very end. He reminds me of the people executed by Henry VIII, praising the King while on the scaffold.
Poor dog.
the dog survived , gobshite .
Anytime a story is told without the main character telling it, then you know someone died.
Sometimes they like a big "they lived" reveal at the end but usually you're right
SPOILER ALERT 😡
Binge watching
Can try tying a long cloth around the pups neck. When the pups goes for water, he can bring you back some too soaked in the cloth😆
😞 Thought it was a survival episode where they make it out. Just finished. Sad.
He should have sent the dog for help in the first day, now he might be alive. I always wonder, is there no mobile or some other type of phone? I would never go alone for such long hiking as if something happens you rely on other hikers, and in this path noone was hiking... this is the first story someone didn't survive.. very sad
Good comment about the dog. Dogs have saved many people in situations like this. Call me crazy but I go on long hikes alone that is the way I like it & I can relate to him & his passion for exploration of God's beautiful country. That was unexpected that he died. Sad
sent the dog for help? are you under the impression people can talk to dogs?
@@speakerz74 Do you lack brain function?
He had a pen, paper, and a dog (Which knows it's way home)
Send the dog with a written message.
"Send Help, I'm trapped next to the lake"
@@timtrainage yeah I guess as a last resort hail Mary thats worth considering, but obviously that wouldn't work, dogs don't know their way home or whatever, obviously then there'd never be lost dogs, and this dog would remove the note if it wasn't properly secured, but even then, there's no real way to relay your location to the person you'd hope to find the note
@@timtrainage how exactly do you send a dog out to get help unless it's trained to do so? It's going to stay with its owner until he dies I think.
spiritual connection...under an 800 pound rock
oooh MIike,
very sad
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Solo hikers should always carry some kind of emergency 🚨 device. Just Incase.
As a beginner hiker just a little over 5 years. I will learn from this video. And learn from all hiking videos.
And A COMPASS!! Cell Phone If U go Off Trail, expect anything.
A Garmin as well as map & compass
emergency beacon!
For what?? Good grief.
the compression on this audio is horific.
Solo! that when bad stuff happens....
Be careful around loose talus people ! Don't start a rock slide that buries you.
Never go hiking alone
Poor dog being took on such a stupid hike!
Damn he died.NOOO
Hence I would choose to go with a human than a dog....
God I feel so bad for people like this. Dedicated your whole life to something so clearly not real. Only to be killed and maimed.
"God I feel so bad for people like this". What God???? Your clearly an atheist
SAD
Hmm maybe chip at the rock with another rock or end of the knife , it would be tough to cut the foot off
Don't go in the Back Country alone.
Idk why people go to such remote places alone & unprepared. Ego i guess...We are no match for the elements. Rip
I was wondering the same thing
Because it helps people reflect, and connect. Did you not hear the video? He was prepared, what did you expect him to pull a 2ton jack and crowbar out of his bag? 😆
If this story doesn't give spiritual ppl a clue, ........
Did I miss something, what happened to the dog?
@S JLA I missed that somehow.
I think the Guy got so hungry -- that he ate him, is what I was guessing happened.
@@PoeLemic No. He did not eat his dog. Watch the end again.
18:37
One day sooner then you wish life will hang on a thread we must end earths suffering we must pick up all black top and end the use of vehicles the black top is storing heat by day and all engines combined is over heating earth life on earth will end 2030
Im inspired by this man of God and happy (and kind of jealous) that he is dancing with angels and praising our heavenly father in His presence.
That being said, any hiker/outdoorsman who wants to do a solo adventure should always have an EPRB or some sort of distress signaling option. Definitely worth the couple of hundred bucks.
Why did he not send the dog to look for someone from the beginning?
His dog probably stayed with him until he died, then desperate for food left him, it was 30 days remember! I doubt the dog would have left his master while he was still alive.
Always train your dog to "Find car " It may come in handy one day
Have you ever been in the Wind River mountains? My guess is a definite no. Look on Google maps and you might get an idea how remote they are. Boulders and sheer cliffs at 13,000ft. Probably close to 75 miles from civilization. The reason he took a different path was because the dogs feet were hurting. It's not a walk in a park.
I think he thought someone would find him - so sad
because it wasnt lassie .
The background music in this was horrendous and totally unnecessary.
As for the story, it was all a bit pointless because he didn't survive. RIP Mike!
The point of this story turned out not to be his survival. It was about how he dealt with his situation. Many people facing a terminal diagnosis might be able to relate to his struggle .... in fact we're all going to die so the point is how we live in the meantime
@@sarahpiaggio2693 And where was God!
@@villain1409 I don't know why God didn't allow for this man to survive this terrible thing, but I know that if there is a God who made the vastness of everything, this means that we have the perspective of ants in comparison, so maybe there are things we can't understand. This is what I do know: the Christian message tells us that God was right there with him in his darkest hour. Suffering, death and injustice are a fact of life which we might as well get used to. You can go through it alone without hope or purpose to the suffering or you can go through it accompanied, we're given total freedom to choose. When Jesus died on the cross, people also said "where's your God now?" but God's purpose was higher than just saving his life. Part of the purpose was to share our suffering and be right there with us in our own suffering. God never said that bad things won't happen to us. The point is how we respond to them.
@@sarahpiaggio2693 my belief is the power of family and true honest friends,they are the only people that got me to 52 years old. I truly cannot believe on the words of a book.
@@sarahpiaggio2693 yeah it makes for a good story while I'm in bed eating snacks
U go off trail.......as a "pastor" he didn't show discernment
The comments for this channel are normally irritatingly full of ‘praise Jesus for the power of prayer’ and ‘his faith saved him’. The power of prayer didn’t do much here. Anyone would think it was a load of balls.
The only thing that happened to Mike was Mike. This is what happens when you don't have the experience to realize you don't do this alone... It obvious this guy wasn't as smart or experienced as they keep trying to say he was.
if you are in trouble and need help rule number one, do not complain or deny God, rather beg him to have mercy on you
if he believed in God then why did God let them suffer and die?
Because man has freewill. Lucifer controls the earth. God doesn't do or let bad things happen to people. Stop blaming God for man's own doings.
The wages of sin is death. “For ALL have sinned, and come short of the Glory of God”. Because of sin, we die, but we will have eternal life where there is no sin, or suffering or death IF we accept the sin sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who died for all of our sins. He paid the price for all our sins so we could go free. All we have to do is accept the free gift. Every single one of us will die and many will die suffering, because of sin. That is not God’s fault. He created us to have free will and to choose, and mankind chose sin. God created redemption in His son. The pastor knew all of this and that is how he was able to reconcile his predicament, because we are all in the same predicament, in varying ways.
@@kanamichelle7404 amen!
He belongs in heaven, the world is fallen
That’s some serious acting
Stop being selfish. If you want to hike alone then give your route to a friend and stick to it!!! Or you deserve what you get
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God's Creation is on full display in the Wind Rivers .
Top 5 area in lower 48 .
lesson: when you go off trail, not even god can help you. there are reasons why the natives made many of these trails, so as to avoid all the dangerous and deadly paths.
Mike prayed that the trip would bring God's purposes; this was His purpose.
How do you end up under a rock that you can not move it , it doesn’t make sense
Nobody should solo hike these days. So sad for his family. The Bible says that our Heavenly Father will bring the dead back to life. (John 5:28) He never meant for us to die, when He created us. Soon He will restore the earth, rid it of the wicked, and His people will live young and happy with no suffering, no death, permanently! (Psalm 37: 10, 11) (Revelation 21:4)
This is awful! I thought he was going to be found.
I won’t watch another of your videos.
Wow you live a sheltered life. Good luck with that. Do you blame everyone else for your problems? I bet you do.
People die. Every single day. Learn some lessons from these stories.