Thousands of volunteers participated every day for 3+ weeks looking for him (including me). That campsite is located around 10,800' elevation, meaning the nighttime temperatures were freezing. I know the Bardsley family. They gave every ounce of energy they had to find Garrett, going day after day after day with almost no sleep. They wore themselves out for months. Fantastic family. My heart breaks for them.
Most likely a predator surprised him and dragged him off. Some predators usually go straight for the neck so he wouldn’t have had a chance to scream. Lack of blood could just be coincide. Sad story
I'm sorry to say this but, the father's story is very suspicious. A lake would be a very opportunistic spot to get rid of a body and it is very strange that on a large boy scout trip that they would be off fishing alone.
I'm so sorry you and the others weren't able to find him- I'm sure you all did as much as humanly possible. I feel so much for this family. I've lost a child myself- not like this, but I understand the horror and the grief of it. I'm thankful there are people like you out in the world that care enough to go to other people's aid- God Bless you for that.❤😊
I've been buying camping gear all year and I'm finally stocked and ready to go camping. I couldn't wait for fall. After watching several videos like this, I've decided to wait until a group of us can go. Suddenly, single female solo camping doesn't sound like a good idea.
I contacted my daughter and daughter in law last night and they're going with me this time along with my teenage granddaughter. After watching the camping video and this one, my bravery at being a solo camping traveler soon vanished.
Mr Ballen, The Why Files, and Dr Grande keep me going.... They truly are a bright spot in my life. My husband has stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer, I lost my job of 9 years, I had to file Bankruptcy, our dog died, our son died and my mother in law died. All of these things happened within an 8 month period. Watching these videos is somehow soothing and takes my mind off of things. I'm truly grateful.
@@CoZiJoZi86 yeah we also do that, we also tie our wrist with paracord connected to our buddies and all of us has whistle and radio attach to us even though we dont go far
@@aries-my8xs love the whistle backup in case the radio cuts out 😊 be careful guys! I wish I had the upper body strength to do this lol I’ll work on that someday 😁
Stories like Garrett's really terrify a parent. It makes you never want to even let your kids out of your sight and yet as a father I think I would have allowed my son of a similar age make such a short walk over the trail of 150 meters..and yet Garrett is gone. Horrifying.
Yes exactly. Its somethjng most fathers would allow their sons of that age to do. And normally there'd be no issue. Goes to show you just never know. And still, i dont think the father did anything wrong.
Usually in these cases there are unknown predators, like cougars, in the area. Without the correct safety training, and knowledge of the threat there is no way for the parent to know that at that specific moment they were being stalked by something and traveling alone is a death sentence
When I think of the places I went as I was growing up in the 60s, and without any fear or questions. If I was growing up today, my mother probably wouldn’t let me leave our yard!
nah 150 meters is roughly the length of a football field, plus another 60 yards. AND he has to walk back too. no way my kid is walking alone in the woods for that distance.
I really hope Garrets dad is doing okay, I can’t imagine the guilt. It wasn’t his fault, and I hope the family gets some peace and finds out what happens one day.
This family is from my home town. I was in Jr High when it happened, and his brother was in my class. I didn't really know him, but I'll never forget seeing the grief on his face as he had to just keep living life without his brother. It was heartbreaking. He was one of those popular kids who was just super nice to everyone, and I hardly remember seeing him without a smile all through high school. I couldn't imagine having to recover from something like that.
Lifelong Alaskan resident here: thank you so much for covering so many different stories and topics from Alaska, we NEVER get this much recognition and SO MUCH strange, dark, and mysterious stuff happens up here!!! Great job and thank you very much Mrballen!!!
"There are strange things done in the midnight sun By the men who moil for gold; The Arctic trails have their secret tales That would make your blood run cold; The Northern Lights have seen queer sights, But the queerest they ever did see Was that night on the marge of Lake Lebarge I cremated Sam McGee."
In the deep woods of Michigan sometimes the forest stops. Everything gets quiet suddenly. When I was a kid exploring the wild when this happened I would feel the need to run. And I would run. Anyone who has spent time in those woods will tell you this.
Sometimes this can happen when a bigger predator is spotter so every other animal stay quite in order to be safe because most Bigger predators have a bad eye sight with no movement
Facts lol even today as an adult in the smoky mountains of nc when it gets quiet it’s time to go lol if the crickets and birds are scared you definitely should be aswell
Ima tell you a story that is true. Me and my brother were in the woods behind our house (we live in southeast Ohio not far from Athens) it was about 2 years ago so I'd say 2018. Well we were walking around like normal when the forest went fully silent like everything just died. Immediately me and my brother froze and I swear to God I felt like I was being watched (note my brother was looking to his left i was on his right) when everything went back to being full of sound we ran like we were gonna die im pretty sure adrenaline did kick in. Also only 2-3 months ago I went outside to get my dog when across a massive cornfield we have behind our house (the woods are around this field) i saw on the other side of the field so about 100-150 feet away maybe more I saw a set of glowing red eyes (I had no light on so it wasn't a reflection of a deer or something) i sat and watched them watch me while I was whisper screaming for my dog and when I looked away then back they were gone I rushed inside with my dog and told my mom she asked how far off the ground they were and I said from where I was it was an inch above the ground so about 8-9 feet.
I still can't believe that people see someone alone on a marathon course at the top of the mountain and just leave him behind. What would it have hurt to wait a few minutes, 15 to 30 to make sure he was gonna make it down? Never fails to amaze me that people just abandon other people like that.
Exactly, there job should be to wait and make sure all get back safely from an event like this, or at least help lead/escort the last few stragglers back down. Hey, maybe even just keep an eye on him, being the only one left.
Garrett’s family lives just up the hill from me. I remember as a kid every year, on the anniversary of his disappearance, they would put together search groups and go look for him. They still go up their hopping to find something.
@@thebeasters because it's not your kid missing. I imagine his parents have woke up many nights and just want to go searching with flashlights in the middle of night. He's out there somewhere. Even if only bones are found, they know he's out there sonewhere. Heart wrenching. The not knowing and grief would probably kill me or drive me literally insane. They'd have to put me away sonewhere to keep me from searching for my boy in middle of night. How can I sleep when he's out there somewhere. I would need his remains, couldn't rest without them
I’m obsessed. It’s literally what I listen to every night to fall asleep to. I think wake up in the morning to finish the story that I missed while dozing off. How twisted is am that this what I choose to fall asleep to?! He just relaxes me 😂
In Rosemary's case, as someone who's been on the edge of just trying to disappear, one way or another...sometimes you do ask for company, because you just need one person to be with you and keep you from falling off. The rejection, being told, even politely, "oh, no thank you." can be devastating at those times. So if you're so close and get told no, I think it's presumptuous to say, "no, she didn't go out and end it because she asked someone to go with her! Why would she do that if she was gonna just go off and die??". Maybe she was planning on going off and ending it, and someone else, especially someone who's young and not that judgmental, like a kid, was the string that was keeping her here. Taking a lunch is to keep up appearances that everything is OK, this is just a little hike, no need to worry! She did just try to talk to her dead husband...maybe she was trying to communicate that she'd be there soon. I wish that kid would've gone with her. I've been there, and I know that just one person is enough to change things. It's awful, and I'm so sorry for her and her family, but, honestly, mostly her. I've been there. I understand. I'm so sorry for her.
Ya that was my thoughts too she probably wanted them to go to keep her from doing somthing stupid but they didn't go so she did Altho it seems strange how they couldnt find any trace of her but a hair. so it could've been a bird or something. dogs not getting a scent is strange
I know this is old but thank you for saying this. I was looking for someone to acknowledge that she could’ve decided after being rejected by the boy. Since they found nothing but some hair, it’s possible she just decided to go be in the forest until whenever she ended up dying without actually ending it actively on that day. She could’ve jumped in a river and been swept away, or just walked and continued walking in nature until she couldn’t anymore.
@@unusualtomato5 a large bird picking them up and flying off like an eagle for example It's pretty common for birds to take people and things then fly off with them sometimes dropping them somewhere to kill and eat or just taking them to their nest for whatever reason It's been a while so don't really remember this but possibly coulda also been a cougar but I said dogs didn't smell and a good dog should be able to still pick up a sent if a cougar has them even if traveling in treetops
I recently learned of missing 411 because of this channel. Went to follow David Paulides and saw his son passed away recently. Very sad. The website ask that (the viewer) "Please pray for Ben's safe journey to heaven." if you like his work please do so. (Edit: please do so even if your not a fan... Send some love to those who need it.)
Yeah, I have followed Dave for a long time, like well before the UA-cam channel and came here from there. Yes, Dave lost his son on Sunday last weekend after a long and tumultuous battle with bipolar disorder. Dave is taking a break from work and UA-cam until further notice. It's probably going to be awhile until Dave comes back.
@@kdavis4910 its very sad news, feels sorry for David Sir, but can bipolar disorder causes a death? Its concern towards mental health issues not fatal, plz educate me regarding this
YES!!!!!!!! Amen!!! I click that *LIKE* button before even watching, because I KNOW I’m going to love it. Lol. Seeing he’s posted a new video just makes my day!
I used to live in Utah, about an hour drive from where Garrett went missing. Almost exactly 1 year later another boy scout went missing up in those mountains so rumors spread of it being some serial killer or something. I happened to go to boy scout camp days after the second boy disappeared so there were still searchers everywhere. Luckily they found the second boy alive after about a week.
He was found within 20 miles of where he disappeared, about a week later. It turned out, his parents drilled "stranger danger" into him to such a degree that he hid from search and rescue.
@@aidenstoat5745 I wonder, could that explain why a lot of missing children are never found? Everyone's like "They'd be able to hear the search and rescue team, why don't they call out or go to them?" but kids are always told stranger danger, and a lot aren't really at the point yet or taught when or not that rule should actually apply, so maybe the missing kids actually run from or hide from the search teams so they're never found
@@timetravelingpenguin yeah I’ve heard that either in this channel or elsewhere, from the people involved in search & rescue modelling, how children will more often than not be quite alarmed by groups of strangers shouting their name, and when it’s their own parents they’ll respond as if they’re “in trouble” and get small and quiet in order to avoid perceived repercussions. Somewhat tangentially, I remember being 4 or 5 and wiping out on a scooter while playing outside and later at supper just dealing with the bleeding cuts on my leg surreptitiously under the table rather than let an adult know because I “knew” I’d get in huge trouble for having an injury. Counter intuitive, probably, but I think around certain toddler ages you can easily confuse the experience of pain or getting lost with being out of order and therefore upsetting your guardians. I imagine that’s only amplified when lost in the woods and hearing your name yelled repeatedly by a ton of strangers.
I have met Garrett’s dad before (Second story’s cases father). I was a boy scout that’s troop actually gave his father a memoriam to be placed at the location he went missing. I’ve talked to his father and have been shown the exact location he has gone missing and the fathers point of view of how it went down. It’s a true sad story.
@@hoodpriestessphilosophy7669 There is still no explanation. What Mr. Ballen said is still all the information that is known that i'm aware of. The memoriam we gave him was placed under water by the rock they were fishing on I believe. It was a couple years ago but i'm pretty sure thats where it was placed.
I worked in a grocery store where a bunch of men bought supplies for the search. Two counties away from where my store was. They went as volunteers for a week.
The moment you start rewatching videos because you've worked your way through all of them. Let's have a moment of silence for this act of desperation..
YES! They are worth rewatching. I don't watch the claustrophobic , demon, gore or child/ animal abuser ones so I ran out sooner. I hope he does more history ones. Less scary more real. Fascinating ALL!
"This group of boy scouts and their fathers were the only ones in the area that day." That simply can't be the case. As you well know from stories on this very channel. Sometimes people don't even know how many people are in a house... much less a wilderness spanning miles.
Right? No one being *reported* in the area doesn’t mean that no one *was* in the area. The kids or adults could have easily mentioned the trip to (or in front of) a teacher, a neighbor… anyone. And any one of those people could have been one of our country’s estimated 2,000 currently uncaught serial killers. No one (meaning a potential killer) had to be randomly wandering the woods- they could easily have planned the whole thing just off of the knowledge of where the troop was going to be camping. In fact, they could have surveyed the entire campsite before the trip even happened.
Could make sense though. Garret was in a place that if he screamed everyone would have heard him. Could be that, if he were abducted, it was someone he knew. A lot of predators like to join groups like the boyscouts because they get easy access to kids who think they're trustworthy because they've got a kid of their own. On the other hand, yeah. A lot of events like this are somewhat annual. All you'd have to do is sit and wait for an opening. Some kid is going to wander off at some point.
One of the fathers at the scouts who is trusted probably got him. Or the kids didn’t like him, so they picked on him, they did some accidental prank, and murked him… their scouts so they know how to bury him.
I love how you describe all the people in your stories. You always use the best version of whoever they are. Kindest grandmother, most dedicated father, most friendly and giving kid. Never stupid, lazy, pompous. Thank you.
When my three cousins went hunting in the woods, one of them got separated and lost. The other two waited around for awhile and then went home. Three days later my lost cousin stumbled out of the forest and found a road and hitchhiked home. No one called the law or search and rescue. They just figured he’d find his way home sooner or later. Note to self: don’t go hunting with my cousins!
@Brilee Lovelady the poor young boy who went missing. 150 mts. Is. 300 feet walk on. His own. Someone could have been hiding behind a. Tree!? 🤔🤔 Don't go any where in your own!
I need you to do a whole day binge watching videos 😂😂😂 I’m obsessed!!!!!!!! I can’t seem to stop watching your videos. Even rewatching your old videos omg.
Poor Rosemary. I’ve been married to my husband for almost 15 years and I couldn’t imagine losing him and she had 50 years with Bud. It’s heartbreaking.
Rose and Bud... rosebud! I think people underestimate people who are suicidal. Rose may have known the boy didn’t want to go with her. Or had a wager in her head “if he comes with, I won’t do it, if he doesn’t, I’ll reunite with Bud”. People can fight for their health and walk into traffic with the same mentality.
It's actually a thing where people seem happy, more upbeat, even more social, right before they decide to end their life. as someone who has been through the planning phase, just having the plan actually helps you feel less depressed, and with some people that means motivation. It's why you need need need to be aware of suicidal people on new anti depressants, cuz that can give you the energy and motivation to kill yourself. sad to say, she probably was in that stage of relief cuz she'd decided. I'm not religious, but I pray she didn't regret it.
MR Ballen can I just congratulate you on reaching out to David about the 411 cases, I always thought you were a stand up guy, always referencing the 411 authors books and where your stories come from etc but to reach out and collaborate was a very cool move on your part and I'm impressed by your integrity. I knew I was watching 2 good people all along but this proves it for me. Well done.
MrBallen has gotten me through some very tough times withdrawing off methadone which is long and arduous. His channel helped keep my mind off the many flu like symptoms withdrawal mimics and now I am 4 months clean and I still follow MrBallen religiously. Thank you John for your service to this country and helping me personally recover to my normal self.
Aw I hope he sees this, I’m sure he never went into this thinking it could do such a big service. I really hope you’re doing well, sending love and strength xox
I seen Garrett's dad on oprah when it first happened. He thought he heard him scream dad a few minutes after he left but at the time thought he was hearing things. He felt very guilty for this. This man refused to leave that area for 6 months. It was so sad. I've always wondered if they ever found anything out. It doesn't look like it.
The government and forest park authorities know exactly what’s out there and what’s taking people. It’s kept compartmentalized, classified, sealed and tight lipped. David Paulides on more than one occasion has reached roadblocks with the park authorities and constantly giving him the run around. They don’t want anyone probing into this. Think about all the soldiers going MIA during war but are considered killed in action. It’s the same method. They classify it and never tell the families the truth. The same thing with missing people in deep forested areas. Its classified and many are simply told to shut up about it and to simply rule it as an “accident”. But the few folks who know the truth usually leak stuff out anonymously, but many people simply can’t handle it, and think it’s science fiction bullshit. I’m here to tell you it’s not. But in the end it’s up to the individual to discern for themselves.
@@Cr1ms0nRav3n yessssssss You are absolutely correct I wish we can figure out what it is I honestly think they have a secret rocks and fake trees that they snatch the people in
Dude this guy would literally take over Netflix or Hulu. He’d have so much work it would almost be unbearable! He kills every video and so far my favorites are the missing 411
He's too good for netflix. His channel deserves much more subs. But I think his channel will BLOW. I like that fact there isn't many adds on his videos. But the ones that are I watch so he gets paid. Share subscribe and ding his bell to show support x
@@welsh.truth.dragon3914 I do the same exact thing. He deserves all the ad revenue so I watch all the ads on his videos the whole way through 👍 Makes me glad to hear there’s others that do the same thing! 😇
Very good story telling machine, the topic of 411 is extremely on the nobody has a clue what is going on , that cop who wrote the books, well he actually went or called the national park's where this is happening, they wouldn't give the list, 2 things why imo is the number us lot higher, or they know its happening and didn't want him to know the real number, but brought this park to court and they said we'll gladly give them to the cop who was asked if he wanted the list , then give the park a donation of 1.4million $$$ , could be trying to make a quick few$$$$s.... Or they're in on it, I just pray for everyone who went missing and never found, the families are in pain until they are found...
I've heard the story about Garret before. My former biology teacher is friends with Kevin, and told us about it, as an example of just how easy it is to get lost in the forest. It's weird to see it being told here, honestly. Not in a bad way, but it reminds me how small the world is.
@Michael Schaller I saw that on that chapter I was pissed!! Some guy just trying to debunk paulides... Debunk.. The guy is trying to help or find out why so many ppl go missing. Thank god for Dave Paulides 💛
@Michael Schaller I couldn’t agree with you more. David Paulides deserves so much more recognition and love for what he does. There are So many unexplained disappearances in all of America’s forests that we’re lucky to have someone like Mr. Paulides that documents and try’s to make sense of all these crazy unexplainable and bizarre disappearances. David Paulides is definitely the man for doing this!
As a parent stories like Garrets just terrify me I can’t imagine what that family went through and is probably still going through to this day. My heart breaks for them
10:15 -maybe he was abducted by someone that was attached to the actual scout pack. I am always amazed by how total psychos can blend into regular life situations.
Or some sicko knew that they would be camping there, maybe he was just watching waiting for one of the boys to separated from the group. I believe this sicko stole the child, but the child was smart and hid his sock as a way to show what detection the sicko had taken him. I believe if they continued away from the campsite, from where the sock was found, they would have found another sock. He was leaving a trail ...
That was a major failure on the part of the race timers to knowingly leave a racer out on the course. Major failure. And to then suggest waiting 90 minutes was Bad Advice. The family should’ve set off for him immediately.
Yeah, I don't get that. I'm quite young and I still tend to protect people and make sure they're alright. I definitely would have walked back with him, even for company...
His family, I hope, sued the shit out of them! There are no cameras anywhere during that race in a place where bears, moose, and other animals lurk? Total bullshit!
I am an adult and married with a daughter. And every night I get tucked in bed with headphones watching and listening stories by Mr. Ballen like a kid 😂😊
I’m a child and I stay up past 12:00 getting creeped out...at 6:30 I do paper route in a town called rugby, a few years ago people called it drugby, the amount of people I avoid every morning.
David Paulides is an idiot. Stay far away from the man as he claims all the disappearances are attributed to Sasquatch. Paulides is not a person to listen to.
I think Rosemary was trying to un-live herself. I think she had given herself an ultimatum. A lot of people do in these situations. If she asked the child to come with her and they did, it would be a sign to live. If they declined, then it would be a sign that she was doing the right thing.
It's also possible she asked him to come along, knowing that he'd say "no", just so that she could be alone to do as she planned, but not give any hint of what she was planning. I would've expected maybe drowning but if the lake wasn't that big then they would've found her body. Unless she found a tiny cave somewhere and hid there to die.
Yes!!! I am a huge fan/follower of his...its frustrating trying to tell other people I knkw about the stuff he writes about,im glad he has his youtube channel now cuz I can tell people to go watch it...cant tell u how many crazy looks i would get..very frustrating cuz he dosent throw out crazy theories,,just shows facts,and the facts are weird,creepy stuff has been&is going on!!
The second story is exactly why I freak out when I hear about or see my family members allowing their kids to walk off by themselves, even if the destination is a short distance. You never know if someone's been watching you and waiting for the right opportunity to steal your kids, if the kid will get a bee in their bonnet to go a different route, or in the case of nature if a predator is ready to stealthily take their next meal. I look silly for saying something, but it's better to be safe than sorry!
No. You are so right. I am one of those people who worry about every possible disastrous outcome that could happen to my daughter. It just floors me when I hear stories about children disappearing because their families are walking up or down a curvey trail with multiple kids and family members, and little Davey, having grown tired from the hike, had dawdled, out of sight of his family, behind a curve in the trail. I heard about a case like this quite a while ago, and the missing child was only five years old. Are these people really that stupid and unaware of their surroundings and of all the things that could happen to a five year who gets left behind, (even if only 15 feet behind) out of sight of his family? I've seen some really stupid, careless behavior by parentsr during the years when my daughter was little, but that one, hands down, was the worst example. Or a little kid is accidentally left at a playground because all the family members had assumed he was with one of the other members of his family. I was there at a playground with my daughter when this happened to a little boy of maybe two y/o, possibly younger, as he wasn't able to give the other parents or police any information. It took approximately an hour for anyone to come looking for him. It turned out that the family lived nearby and had walked to the park in a big group, splitting up later in the day because some of the younger kids were tired and needed a nap. That was the source of the confusion. People at the home assumed he was with his mom at the park, and she assumed he had gone home with the other kids and his dad. It just makes my head explode to think of the carelessness of many parents.
These stories can be told on a late night Road Trip,Around a Camp Fire, etc. Suspenseful,Real,Addictive and better than a lot of movies. Never stop making videos
It’s so crazy but you have this way about you that keeps me focussed on the story. I have a really hard time focussing when people are talking but for some reason when you speak I’m so intrigued that I stay focussed & the stories are so interesting ! Keep it up !! You’re killing it on here ! ☺️
I agree, there’s nothing that ruins a story more than a terrible voice. Audible and other UA-cam story form stories have taught me this. I think in every story he does it’s genuine excitement to share it and that’s what makes it for me
I agree 100%. Same here. His voice is so comforting and entertaining. He does a great job of making you feel like he's talking directly to you and not just at a random audience. I love how genuine he seems. The way he tells a story makes it almost personal. Making the viewer really put themselves in the shoes of the people the stories are about. Love it.
I can never thank God enough that our son, now 52, and both our daughters, now respectively 48 and 46, our children in law (same age groups) and our 6 grandchildren are all well, and alive.
I love how he doesn’t really give his personal opinion or trying and force his opinion on you. He gives you the facts, and let’s you go from there. Love this channel. Absolutely love it. You deserve every bit of success you are receiving
In reference to Garrett; he was a Boy Scout, not just some random kid in the woods. A fundamental part of scouting is teaching boys how to survive and navigate in the wilderness! The average Boy Scout has more survival skills than most adult men. If a Boy Scout disappears into thin air, expect foul play.
@@alexhunter6786 Well, then you wouldn't have made Eagle Scout back in the day. Cub Scouts and Webelos were learning basic survival skills when my brothers were in the scouts.
@@alexhunter6786 You are either the product of the politically correct, sensitive, 21st century eunuch scouts, or are simply a liar. My brothers had topo maps, lensatic compasses, and orienteering merit badges. If your troop was too busy teaching sensitivity classes instead, don't assume every other troop was.
@@christineshotton824 Your comeback is lame and idiotic. YOUR council may have taught some basic skills that was not part of the curriculum but it's more likely you are remembering wrong and/or making crap up.
I’ve seen every single episode of this veteran and he’s really good at what he does and I’m glad he is doing more of the scary videos. These videos are epic. God bless you and your family and thank you for your service bud. 🇺🇸
Most respectful, intelligent, and well spoken man I've had the pleasure of listening to recently. Thank you, Mr Ballen, for your service, on all fronts. You are pure quality, and quantity rolled into one 👍😎
Predators are known to deliberately get involved with groups like the boys scouts to get close to children, so if he was taken it might have been by someone known to the victim. But its equally possible that the poor kid tried to take a short cut and got lost. I think him being familiar with the area makes that more likely rather than less. Sometimes it takes just a single decicion.
I think he was abducted. A person who was familiar with camp dates and locations etc may have waited for the boy to be on their own to strike then placed the scrunched up sock in the boulders to throw off the search.
These endings always make me feel like I just need answers we have to know! Can't imagine how that must be for the families I feel sorry for their loss.
I concur. In hindsight, he was likely having heart trouble or something like that. He got disoriented, stumbled into the woods, and went the way of DB Cooper.
Funny how the timing crew was faster than the racer. Especially on the downhill side of the race. One would have thought that the crew would be watching him as he was ahead of them. Not the other way around. My guess is that he got turned around at the summit, and some how and went down the opposite side, and became lost.
There’s a possibility that an animal was staking out all the fast food running by...and the weakest and the slowest just got unlucky. They shouldn’t have left him to go down alone.
@@virginiaviola5097 the stragglers that fall behind the rest of the heard are particularly targeted by preditors in nature. So there could be something to that theory
For real though. He is very articulate and he doesn't deviate from his normal voice.. I started watching him 8 days ago on random algorithm. Watched a few vids then subbed. After watching this video I will be all caught up lol.. I guess I'll start playing PS again and watch some sports. I wish there was 50 more to watch 😪
The first story was my friends Grandpa. They never found his body. They thought he might’ve falling down the mountain but no one seen him disappear or anything to his missing remains.
The Utah story is fresh on my mind because Garrett’s father gave a speech to my young men’s group a few years back and it’s sad to see how hard they searched and still found nothing
I found myself lost into darkness while hunting at age 13. I was armed with a rifle, but it was horrifying. I spent half the night in a tree getting rained upon. When I hear these stories, I FEEL the branches and the cold and the wet and the panic. Low hanging clouds illuminated over a nearby town roughly 4miles away. I made it while trudging through swamps and making a desperate pace. I can't conceive how some of these 411 survivers managed out there.
Don't know about them... BUT there's a fairly good set of priorities you can keep aware of... It's called the "Rule of 3's" ... AND It's roughly based on what an "average healthy human" can tolerate without medical intervention... 3 minutes without air 3 hours without shelter (as appropriate) 3 days without water 3 weeks without food... ...and just about 3 seconds of being stupid... (according to my last survival instructor) There's a lot else in the "wilderness skills" and "bushcraft" categories that can give you great advantages for getting at the things you need to make your way... BUT just knowing those priorities is enough to handle yourself for the basics... AND in spare time, even just in your back yard or a local community park, you CAN practice some (or all) of the wilderness and bushcraft skills that you'll find most useful... like fire handling, shelter and improvising comforts, tool craft, tinder, foraging and scrounging, and even some small-game hunting and fishing... give or take the permits... You don't have to be particularly avid or athletic to handle yourself for the basics of survival. Tool craft includes weapons, and while you won't be perfect with your first attempts, it's important to find a few basic types and build them now, when you don't depend on them, so you can start to understand what actually constitutes the build and use and care for each type you wish to learn... They don't have to be "perfect" anyway... just damn decent enough to be lethal with employed against the intended game... or fish... After that, your own competence will help with the top priority in a crisis. Never EVER panic. You can't think when you're too busy freaking right out. There's no point in having above average intellect or education and training if you lose access to it the moment you need it most. I've been a couple weeks in the wild, and only had some paracord, my kukri, and a mag-bar (firestarter)... and the clothes on my back... It wasn't easy, but I hiked to where I wanted to go, and dealt with the big question "What if I was all I had all of a sudden?" AND it can be fun. You just face each problem as it comes, and prioritize your activities for benefits based on your needs... It just starts with the Rule of 3's... ;o)
You know what’s weird, I’m on my third round of listening to all the Ballen stories on his channel, but only after reading your comment did I suddenly remember in a flash at least six incidents of being lost and alone without any supplies in some version of wilderness, staying up all night amidst downpour or freezing temps or laying neck-deep in puddles because it was better than facing icy howling wind, or the sounds of circling pack predators closing in - one time wrapping my whole body head to toe like the invisible man and laying on a bamboo platform above coconut husks I lit on fire to smoke out the thousands of mosquitoes who had marked me as a meal, then later finding a stream of water I drank from only to discover days later that this was the run-off from the local village’s effluence (and boy did I get ill). Hundreds of Ballen stories over the past two years, and somehow your comment unlocked half a dozen blocked memories 🤷♂️ Funny what the mind censors from you.
This. there was more going on with this story if he was getting to the top after they were already torn down. Someone has to be last, but that is a hell of a time difference between him and the rest of the runners.
That was a boy scout meeting and there was an undressing boy changing his pants underwear and socks!! I don't know if you've heard about the allegations going against the boy scouts lately but the pretty severe. That sounds like that little boy was getting molested and then got too loud and somebody broke his neck and hit him somewhere and that's all they could find. When I heard it was a boy scout Trip that's exactly what I thought of. Nobody saw him come on? 9 times out of 10 the person that did the attacking is actually in the search party and he probably had the sock in his pocket to leave them in the other direction just like you said!!!
@@BJETNT A very rare occurence. You are far more likely to be molested, raped or attacked in some way by a public school teacher than a scout leader or a catholic priest, statistically combined. People like to go after these institutions because of media. It's the thing to do. You can find horrible stories everywhere because you can find bad people in every fabric of society.
Sounds like the dad would be the suspect in that case. He was the last one to see his kid. "We woke up early to go fishing before anyone got up..." Well isn't that funny that no one saw them all morning?
Thanks for finally reaching out to Mr. David Paulides and working something out. I will see you in a different light from hereon out. Classy move. I hope and pray that this collaboration benefits the families of Missing loved ones as well as to educate the masses on the dangers of innocence and poor preparation. Thanks!
I guess one would have to be an outdoor enthusiast to want to be all alone in a forest or woods or mountains cause I won't take the trash out at night without someone standing there watching me.
Lol, in The Netherlands you can walk outside or on your own at night at most places without anything bad happening to you. If I'm in the USA I always watch my back. Lot's of weirdos out there
Ahhhh, so you're smart enough to know that matter doesn't follow the rules of physics unless it's being actively observed(they call it "measured" in science journals, etc)by another person; therefore you risk strange occurrences when you're alone.
I'm definitely not an outdoor enthusiast but I was when I was a kid. The cities I live in and do my business in are way more dangerous than anything out in the woods. That being said if this common sense don't go somewhere by yourself even in the cities. There's too many things that can go wrong and too many bad people!! I've had to kill a few times just to protect my own life and I'm not talking animals either. We are the real monsters on this planet and the only ones!!! Everything else is just trying to survive.
@@marijeal5835 I never thought about it being different in other countries like that. There are a lot of low life in the US. I fought thousands of people and even had to kill a few with what I do for a living!! in this world especially in this country there is always somebody looking to take advantage of somebody not paying attention or somebody that they can take something from very easily. That's just the world today I see it everyday. My mother literally thinks I'm psycho because I enjoy hurting people like that!!! If I could I would kill every one of them. You protect people and life!! Especially the ones that cannot protect themselves.I've had people think I'm bad because of what I do but I've never hurt anyone that didn't have a coming not even once!! It's still surprises me after 30 years How are truly evil people can be and in their minds they justify that. I guess I'm stupid for still being surprised but I still try and look for the best in people.I will say seeing the bad has given me a massive appreciation for the good and nice people!! These stories break my heart because I guarantee you 90% of it is just bad people. Most people do not have my insight or abilities so they become a victim If they put themselves in the wrong situation.
@@BJETNT well in Europe it's not like that at all, however; due to migration it could be a little more dangerous than it used to be in some places. We're not allowed to walk around with weapons and basically all people here have some kind of income or social benefits. Plus Europe is older and the 'normal people' didn't migrate to the USA in the previous ages: it were usually the religious fanatics or the very poor and crazies that left Europe. I think that plays a role as well. And I'm not saying that all people in the USA are bad of course. My family lives there as well.
I keep hearing how people in “top physical shape” always succumb to some mysterious tragedy or illness in seemingly the prime of their life! I’m gonna drink a beer, skip the gym, and safely watch another video from home.
I grew up in the Colorado mountains and I remember being as young as 7 and taking long walks into the woods in the summertime. Obviously nothing ever happened. I learned early how to follow trails, areas to avoid and be on the lookout for animals. I have no doubt Garrett was just as well versed, if not moreso. Whatever happened to that kid, it was beyond his control.
Perhaps! Rock slides buried him !!so sads it does happen!! Every now's as then as bigger men have as been s pined there to die !! So becarfuls out there's! This wild America after all's respect it's beauty thanks
Can we all just admit something weird is going on in the woods?kinda of crazy how many ppl just "disappear" and never found even with immediate search parties
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Fould play? Until you follow David Paulides reports and find thousands of strange disappearances near water and boulders. Most bodies are found with missing shoes and socks.
@@ghostdetective311 Ya alright? Did you know it's possible to express disagreement without implying someone's opinion is dumb or irrational? She's just minding her own business and then a rando pops up to imply she's a dingus. The incel vibes are v. strong on this one. Super Negman to the rescue! I don't even agree w/her and think the animal option is most credible, but I am SO tired of people getting their panties in a bunch over opinions and being condescending and/or pretentious about it. A la special snowflake. Yes, I'm sure your knowledge is very big. Congrats. It's those actions that don't come off as credible, at all. It does the exact opposite. We need more people to call out this kind of behavior and to sentence these types to 7 years of hard labor in Neg Jail on the sun. PS: Using a double space between sentences is only applicable for using a typewriter. Grammarly can help if you have any kind of struggles with writing English.
If it makes you feel any better when I first started watching him, I found it. I didn’t kno what I found so I let it go 🤦♀️ the FAME I could’ve achieved 😂
@@Pokedad76 why are y’all so defensive about gay people goddamn. Like y’all gotta defend them w y’all life. Idc if he gay💀 I swear gay ppl don’t even get offended by the jokes it be straight ppl defending it with they lives. Shut the fuck up
It's not sasquatch all the time. It's something else a cloaking predator but it can feel pain which is why having a weapon is important in the woods. If you feel something is off then pull your weapon the thing that hunts you will think twice. What ever it is, it prefers unarmed prey
@@jimbob465 Was gonna say, that's exactly how my dad grew up too lol, just him and his little sister for weeks at a time when Nanna would leave for like 2 weeks.
My good friend’s girlfriend got lost at Stampede reservoir near Truckee, Ca. in 2013. He was 61, she was 50 at this time, They were geocaching on a kayak along the shore, the geocaches were designed to where you could get them from a kayak, however the water was so low it was about 50 to 100 feet from the water’s edge to the geocaches. Their kayak was a two person style so my friend would stay on the boat and send her up to grab the geocache and then she would come back to the boat, he decided it would be easier if she just went from one cache to the next while he followed on the bank of the lake. Well he gets to the next location and he cannot find her, he actually goes up to the geocache and sees that she had found it logged it and then disappeared. After about an hour he heads to camp and calls 911. Rangers, Sheriffs and volunteers began the search. She was found eight hours later 7 miles away walking on Highway 89 by a body recovery team member who was heading to help in what they assumed was recovery of her body from the lake. What happened is , she had found the geocache and then did not see my friend on the lake, so her best idea was to head off into the woods the opposite direction of the lake eventually she found a small trail that led to a dirt road that led to a bigger road which led her to Highway 89. My god, your boyfriend is on a kayak, on the lake and you can’t find him so you head into the woods...My reason for this story is it sometimes it is not impossible for people to get lost, especially when they’re young, not familiar with the outdoors or not that bright, as in her case.
What you may not realize, is that this is exactly how disappeared people disappear. Some people say they escape a strange environmental condition, no sound, no wind, gray sky, others constant sunlight. Walking in the opposite direction may have saved her, because I don't see how they could have lost site of each other. If casually questioned without ridicule, you might find out something.
Thank you for your service and sharing your story telling talent brotha. 👏 you should definitely definitely try to do videos on history for schools. I know if I heard you as a kid I'd be looking forward to history class every day!
@@kickinwinghotboi883 The person who fell into a hole and slowly burned to death via steam (which, unlike boiling hot water, doesn't damage your nerves, so you feel every second of it). There was also the person who got locked in a giant tuna oven and slowly burned to death. There was also the "Nigerian death factory" where abducted prisoners were chained to a wall, and every now and then, a part of their body would be chopped off or taken out of their body, and then they'd be locked back up afterward, and this cycle would continue until they eventually died. There are countless other examples. Everyone loses loved ones. It's awful and painful, but it's nothing the average person doesn't eventually experience. We all know to expect it as a natural part of life. Being slowly tortured to death-especially by a sick psychopath who takes pleasure in your pain-is a whole different experience.
@@MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou Yeah this examples are definitely extremely painful physically, I'll give you that. And I'm sure there's plenty of emotional pain that accompanies said examples. But, the example I listed (losing a wife or child, or both), would, in my opinion, be much much more emotionally painful. You spend every day with those people, growing a very intense, strong bond with them. Making wonderful memories each day, and then tragedy strikes and they are taken away from you in an instant. No last "I love you", no last "goodbye". Nothing. You then have to return home alone, looking at the photos and toys left behind by the ones you loved the most and were most important to you. I lost my dad when I was 12 and that was by far the most emotionally painful thing I'd experienced up to that point. The second was me and my wife getting a divorce after being together for 15 years and the entire life that we had built and I thought would continue to build together suddenly didn't matter and I had to just let all of it go. I met her when I was 14 and she was 16. We grew up together, watching the other grow into an adult and being side by side literally every single day. That's just my take on the emotional pain. But like i said, what you listed would definitely, obviously be way more physically painful
This guy is great. These missing 411 stories reminds me of an incident that happened to me that could have left my family wondering where I went to the rest of their lives. As a family we used to go to Brevoort lake in the upper peninsula of MI. It was very remote and there was all these rules we as children had to follow. I think I was 5 and we had cabin neighbors that we had gotten to know for a week. I remember they were in their 40s and were unable to have children. I passed out early every night and woke early every morning. So one rule I had was if both of my parents went fishing in the morning I had to stay in the cabin until they got home. This particular morning both parents were out, but I would break the rules and took some toys out to play because I could hear their boat when they were coming and sneak back into the cabin. Well this couple approached me and told me that my parents told them I could go into the city of Moran with them grocery shopping. I didn’t know they had checked out and were leaving that day and I was too young to realize the grocery store in Moran was not open that early in the morning. To make a long story short, this couple had drove right through Moran, MI and for some reason they stopped in St. Ignace where they argued at a restaurant/bar and fed me. They finally took me back to Brevoort lake but first they stopped on one of the dirt roads and tried to get me to walk the rest of the way to the campground area. There was no way I was going to do that because I knew there were bears out there. Upon arriving at the campsite there was a huge search going on for me involving all the campers. They thought I had gotten lost in the woods or drowned in the lake. I don’t think they called authorities yet. My mother told me to get to our cabin and I was in huge trouble. I overheard the couple saying that I was begging them to go to Moran with them and they didn’t’t think it would be a problem, which was a lie. I was grounded the rest of the trip and kept trying to get my mom to believe me that the couple was lying, but she ignored it. When I was older I asked my mother if that couple was planning to steal me and she just answered, “Yep, and we are so lucky they brought you back.” But, I always wonder what would have happened if they did not bring me back. Would my family just have thought forever that I disappeared in the woods or the lake?
@@deepapatricia well, kids do lie. My kid lied he lost half of the vision field in his one eye. This lie had us see ophthalmologist, neurologist and get a brain MRI. When he woke up from being sedated for an MRI and saw a catheter in his arm, he lost his shit and confessed he was lying to get more screen time. Because I used to let him play with my phone while waiting at the doctor's office. He kept on lying for almost a week and kept straight face with all these doctors and tests. 🤷🏼♀️ Usually he never lies. But when he does, it is something big.
@@agnediciuniene9861 sounds like u need to let him have more screen time if u only give it to him in waiting rooms. At least once or twice a week. Put some educational games on there
Ooh I have a theory about the second one. If it was a Boy Scout event, maybe there was something about it online and some child predator saw that, went to the lake, and just waited to find a little boy alone
The Missing 411 books are fascinating. I've got 9 other them and continue to study the cases....watching David's presentations and looking for new clues.
We can all agree that Netflix needs give him his own show cause this man deserves it
This actually needs to happen
Agreed! I'd watch it for sure!!!
Agree!!
This is an excellent suggestion I conclude this should be pursued 💯
I strongly agree with this! 😁
Thousands of volunteers participated every day for 3+ weeks looking for him (including me). That campsite is located around 10,800' elevation, meaning the nighttime temperatures were freezing. I know the Bardsley family. They gave every ounce of energy they had to find Garrett, going day after day after day with almost no sleep. They wore themselves out for months. Fantastic family. My heart breaks for them.
What do you think happened to him ?
Most likely a predator surprised him and dragged him off. Some predators usually go straight for the neck so he wouldn’t have had a chance to scream. Lack of blood could just be coincide. Sad story
I'm sorry to say this but, the father's story is very suspicious. A lake would be a very opportunistic spot to get rid of a body and it is very strange that on a large boy scout trip that they would be off fishing alone.
I'm so sorry you and the others weren't able to find him- I'm sure you all did as much as humanly possible. I feel so much for this family. I've lost a child myself- not like this, but I understand the horror and the grief of it. I'm thankful there are people like you out in the world that care enough to go to other people's aid- God Bless you for that.❤😊
@@dphillips95c what about the sock found half a mile away
I've been buying camping gear all year and I'm finally stocked and ready to go camping. I couldn't wait for fall. After watching several videos like this, I've decided to wait until a group of us can go. Suddenly, single female solo camping doesn't sound like a good idea.
I love the idea too but I’d make the same decision tbh
I contacted my daughter and daughter in law last night and they're going with me this time along with my teenage granddaughter. After watching the camping video and this one, my bravery at being a solo camping traveler soon vanished.
Don't forget your handy dandy AK-47, never know what's out there in the forest.
Remember knife/machete/gun and always camp hidden but very close to a trail with natural shelter.
It isn't wise for anyone to go camping or backpacking alone. Always go with at least one other person!
Mr Ballen, The Why Files, and Dr Grande keep me going.... They truly are a bright spot in my life. My husband has stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer, I lost my job of 9 years, I had to file Bankruptcy, our dog died, our son died and my mother in law died. All of these things happened within an 8 month period. Watching these videos is somehow soothing and takes my mind off of things. I'm truly grateful.
I wish you healing and peace. I can't imagine going through so much at once. Blessings to you x
@@Nyctophora Thank you so much.
Life needs to give u a break 😢
@@21macca21 sending you a hug, thank you
I’m so sorry for your loss, I’m praying for you
Having spent years hiking in the Rockies, often with kids in the Party - the unbreakable rule was: Never go anywhere alone, nor leave anyone solo.
Buddy system.. #1! We learned that when I was like five years old in campfire boys and girls club
@@CoZiJoZi86 yeah we also do that, we also tie our wrist with paracord connected to our buddies and all of us has whistle and radio attach to us even though we dont go far
@@aries-my8xs 👍🏼✌🏼awesome, hike/climb smart, always. It really saves so many lives.
@@aries-my8xs love the whistle backup in case the radio cuts out 😊 be careful guys! I wish I had the upper body strength to do this lol I’ll work on that someday 😁
Apparently that doesn’t matter in some cases
Stories like Garrett's really terrify a parent. It makes you never want to even let your kids out of your sight and yet as a father I think I would have allowed my son of a similar age make such a short walk over the trail of 150 meters..and yet Garrett is gone. Horrifying.
Yes exactly. Its somethjng most fathers would allow their sons of that age to do. And normally there'd be no issue. Goes to show you just never know. And still, i dont think the father did anything wrong.
Usually in these cases there are unknown predators, like cougars, in the area. Without the correct safety training, and knowledge of the threat there is no way for the parent to know that at that specific moment they were being stalked by something and traveling alone is a death sentence
When I think of the places I went as I was growing up in the 60s, and without any fear or questions. If I was growing up today, my mother probably wouldn’t let me leave our yard!
nah 150 meters is roughly the length of a football field, plus another 60 yards. AND he has to walk back too. no way my kid is walking alone in the woods for that distance.
Sorry man, but the dad probably did it.
You should get paid by whatever flannel brand you’re wearing.
I said that before. He should be a brand ambassador for them
Lol ikr
Legendary Whitetails? I get their flannel shirts for my husband
Yeah it's all i wear now tbh
Filson flannel is my favorite
I really hope Garrets dad is doing okay, I can’t imagine the guilt. It wasn’t his fault, and I hope the family gets some peace and finds out what happens one day.
I remember seeing his father’s picture that Mr.B used on the news. His expression always gives me the feels.
😂😂😂😂
@@DiamondCake2??
This family is from my home town. I was in Jr High when it happened, and his brother was in my class. I didn't really know him, but I'll never forget seeing the grief on his face as he had to just keep living life without his brother. It was heartbreaking. He was one of those popular kids who was just super nice to everyone, and I hardly remember seeing him without a smile all through high school. I couldn't imagine having to recover from something like that.
It’s a good thing John is creating such a loyal following so there will be enough of us to defend him when the ‘like’ button comes after him.
Lol
😂👏👏
what is it with this like button?
Sorry I’m siding with the poor button if it comes to it!
Lol...yes!!!
Lifelong Alaskan resident here: thank you so much for covering so many different stories and topics from Alaska, we NEVER get this much recognition and SO MUCH strange, dark, and mysterious stuff happens up here!!! Great job and thank you very much Mrballen!!!
Have you heard about the strange disappearances of the residences from Nome? look into it!
I bet a lot of strange stuff happens in alaska, it has the supernatural vibe to it from what I’ve heard
Soo many of his stories are from Alaska which is kinda scary
"There are strange things done in the midnight sun
By the men who moil for gold;
The Arctic trails have their secret tales
That would make your blood run cold;
The Northern Lights have seen queer sights,
But the queerest they ever did see
Was that night on the marge of Lake Lebarge
I cremated Sam McGee."
Alaska was the creepiest place I've ever seen- couldn't wait to leave....
In the deep woods of Michigan sometimes the forest stops. Everything gets quiet suddenly. When I was a kid exploring the wild when this happened I would feel the need to run. And I would run. Anyone who has spent time in those woods will tell you this.
Sometimes this can happen when a bigger predator is spotter so every other animal stay quite in order to be safe because most Bigger predators have a bad eye sight with no movement
@@andrewbecker9062 I was not aware that my post said anything about the supernatural.
@@saradavidsen1502 Most likely true. But a feeling strange all the same.
Facts lol even today as an adult in the smoky mountains of nc when it gets quiet it’s time to go lol if the crickets and birds are scared you definitely should be aswell
Ima tell you a story that is true. Me and my brother were in the woods behind our house (we live in southeast Ohio not far from Athens) it was about 2 years ago so I'd say 2018. Well we were walking around like normal when the forest went fully silent like everything just died. Immediately me and my brother froze and I swear to God I felt like I was being watched (note my brother was looking to his left i was on his right) when everything went back to being full of sound we ran like we were gonna die im pretty sure adrenaline did kick in. Also only 2-3 months ago I went outside to get my dog when across a massive cornfield we have behind our house (the woods are around this field) i saw on the other side of the field so about 100-150 feet away maybe more I saw a set of glowing red eyes (I had no light on so it wasn't a reflection of a deer or something) i sat and watched them watch me while I was whisper screaming for my dog and when I looked away then back they were gone I rushed inside with my dog and told my mom she asked how far off the ground they were and I said from where I was it was an inch above the ground so about 8-9 feet.
I still can't believe that people see someone alone on a marathon course at the top of the mountain and just leave him behind. What would it have hurt to wait a few minutes, 15 to 30 to make sure he was gonna make it down? Never fails to amaze me that people just abandon other people like that.
Exactly. If they are ready to close their post they should have taken him with them
Agreed
And on their last glance back, they don’t see him so they tell the fam to wait 90-minutes.
Exactly, there job should be to wait and make sure all get back safely from an event like this, or at least help lead/escort the last few stragglers back down. Hey, maybe even just keep an eye on him, being the only one left.
Supposed to go around babysitting grown men on well defined trails?
Garrett’s family lives just up the hill from me. I remember as a kid every year, on the anniversary of his disappearance, they would put together search groups and go look for him. They still go up their hopping to find something.
These things make no sense to me
@@thebeasters because it's not your kid missing. I imagine his parents have woke up many nights and just want to go searching with flashlights in the middle of night. He's out there somewhere. Even if only bones are found, they know he's out there sonewhere. Heart wrenching. The not knowing and grief would probably kill me or drive me literally insane. They'd have to put me away sonewhere to keep me from searching for my boy in middle of night. How can I sleep when he's out there somewhere. I would need his remains, couldn't rest without them
Very sad, I’m thinking he must have been abducted. I really hope the family gets answers...
@@FaZeripioeoo2 yeah. Realistically, that family probably searches almost every day
Wow
This video hasn’t even been out 10 mins and everyone’s dropping everything to watch it
Quit my job and divorced my wife to watch this 😂😂
Oh, there's a life other than this?!!!
Mr. Ballen is d shiz nit.
Damn right!! This is Mr. Ballen. Best recognize.
How could anyone not drop everything to watch it his vids
I am such a fan of the strange, dark, and mysterious told in story format!
I’m obsessed. It’s literally what I listen to every night to fall asleep to. I think wake up in the morning to finish the story that I missed while dozing off. How twisted is am that this what I choose to fall asleep to?! He just relaxes me 😂
I’m out of content tho! When a new one pops up I’m like hmm should I save it for later?!
what are you going to do?
I know just what you mean! I have zero willpower when it comes to Mr. Ballen though. Haha
@@sharonafarmer6165 sorry I was replying to a specific comment that I can't remember,I'm old
In Rosemary's case, as someone who's been on the edge of just trying to disappear, one way or another...sometimes you do ask for company, because you just need one person to be with you and keep you from falling off. The rejection, being told, even politely, "oh, no thank you." can be devastating at those times. So if you're so close and get told no, I think it's presumptuous to say, "no, she didn't go out and end it because she asked someone to go with her! Why would she do that if she was gonna just go off and die??". Maybe she was planning on going off and ending it, and someone else, especially someone who's young and not that judgmental, like a kid, was the string that was keeping her here. Taking a lunch is to keep up appearances that everything is OK, this is just a little hike, no need to worry! She did just try to talk to her dead husband...maybe she was trying to communicate that she'd be there soon. I wish that kid would've gone with her. I've been there, and I know that just one person is enough to change things. It's awful, and I'm so sorry for her and her family, but, honestly, mostly her. I've been there. I understand. I'm so sorry for her.
Ya that was my thoughts too she probably wanted them to go to keep her from doing somthing stupid but they didn't go so she did
Altho it seems strange how they couldnt find any trace of her but a hair. so it could've been a bird or something. dogs not getting a scent is strange
I know this is old but thank you for saying this. I was looking for someone to acknowledge that she could’ve decided after being rejected by the boy. Since they found nothing but some hair, it’s possible she just decided to go be in the forest until whenever she ended up dying without actually ending it actively on that day. She could’ve jumped in a river and been swept away, or just walked and continued walking in nature until she couldn’t anymore.
@@RustyNips What do you mean by a bird?
@@unusualtomato5 a large bird picking them up and flying off like an eagle for example
It's pretty common for birds to take people and things then fly off with them sometimes dropping them somewhere to kill and eat or just taking them to their nest for whatever reason
It's been a while so don't really remember this but possibly coulda also been a cougar but I said dogs didn't smell and a good dog should be able to still pick up a sent if a cougar has them even if traveling in treetops
Are you confident that an eagle is strong enough to carry a human???
I recently learned of missing 411 because of this channel. Went to follow David Paulides and saw his son passed away recently. Very sad. The website ask that (the viewer) "Please pray for Ben's safe journey to heaven." if you like his work please do so. (Edit: please do so even if your not a fan... Send some love to those who need it.)
Yeah, I have followed Dave for a long time, like well before the UA-cam channel and came here from there. Yes, Dave lost his son on Sunday last weekend after a long and tumultuous battle with bipolar disorder. Dave is taking a break from work and UA-cam until further notice. It's probably going to be awhile until Dave comes back.
@@kdavis4910 That’s very sad! I’ll pray for Mr Paulides...
@@kdavis4910 its very sad news, feels sorry for David Sir, but can bipolar disorder causes a death? Its concern towards mental health issues not fatal, plz educate me regarding this
@@manojkale4408 it caused his son to commit suicide.
@@kdavis4910 oh! 🙏RIP...
I see a MrBallen video. I click. I like. I watch. I wait for the next one.
AND *REPEAT! 😂
After having binged on all his videos, I hang out everyday for his next one.
YES!!!!!!!! Amen!!! I click that *LIKE* button before even watching, because I KNOW I’m going to love it. Lol. Seeing he’s posted a new video just makes my day!
Its the circle of life lol
Simple man of simple taste, I like it
If someone named Griz Adam's can't find you, you're screwed.
@@portal258X yhea its barely survivable if Griz Adams does not find you
I wonder if the guy lost was ever in the cub scouts
Grizzly Adams DID have a beard....🤣
Happy Gilmore, anyone?
brad kirchhoff grizzly Adams DID have a beard! Lmao one of the greatest films ever.
I used to live in Utah, about an hour drive from where Garrett went missing. Almost exactly 1 year later another boy scout went missing up in those mountains so rumors spread of it being some serial killer or something. I happened to go to boy scout camp days after the second boy disappeared so there were still searchers everywhere. Luckily they found the second boy alive after about a week.
Where was he?
He was found within 20 miles of where he disappeared, about a week later. It turned out, his parents drilled "stranger danger" into him to such a degree that he hid from search and rescue.
@@aidenstoat5745 oh wow, thanks!
@@aidenstoat5745 I wonder, could that explain why a lot of missing children are never found? Everyone's like "They'd be able to hear the search and rescue team, why don't they call out or go to them?" but kids are always told stranger danger, and a lot aren't really at the point yet or taught when or not that rule should actually apply, so maybe the missing kids actually run from or hide from the search teams so they're never found
@@timetravelingpenguin yeah I’ve heard that either in this channel or elsewhere, from the people involved in search & rescue modelling, how children will more often than not be quite alarmed by groups of strangers shouting their name, and when it’s their own parents they’ll respond as if they’re “in trouble” and get small and quiet in order to avoid perceived repercussions. Somewhat tangentially, I remember being 4 or 5 and wiping out on a scooter while playing outside and later at supper just dealing with the bleeding cuts on my leg surreptitiously under the table rather than let an adult know because I “knew” I’d get in huge trouble for having an injury. Counter intuitive, probably, but I think around certain toddler ages you can easily confuse the experience of pain or getting lost with being out of order and therefore upsetting your guardians. I imagine that’s only amplified when lost in the woods and hearing your name yelled repeatedly by a ton of strangers.
I have met Garrett’s dad before (Second story’s cases father). I was a boy scout that’s troop actually gave his father a memoriam to be placed at the location he went missing. I’ve talked to his father and have been shown the exact location he has gone missing and the fathers point of view of how it went down. It’s a true sad story.
If you are telling the truth that’s cool
What happened?! It makes no sense!
@@hoodpriestessphilosophy7669 There is still no explanation. What Mr. Ballen said is still all the information that is known that i'm aware of. The memoriam we gave him was placed under water by the rock they were fishing on I believe. It was a couple years ago but i'm pretty sure thats where it was placed.
@@dababycar2899 I am, I promise. Also look at the reply I sent to Alisha Archuleta.
I worked in a grocery store where a bunch of men bought supplies for the search. Two counties away from where my store was. They went as volunteers for a week.
The moment you start rewatching videos because you've worked your way through all of them. Let's have a moment of silence for this act of desperation..
💔💔
Agree, I believe I've watched all. Now some more than twice. 🙄
Feels
Get other hobbies then, freaking npc
YES! They are worth rewatching. I don't watch the claustrophobic , demon, gore or child/ animal abuser ones so I ran out sooner.
I hope he does more history ones.
Less scary more real. Fascinating ALL!
The "lost in a Forrest" series is one of my favorites. I'm baffled by the sheer number of stories... It's terrifying. What is happening out there?!
👣👣👣 they exist!!
Alien 👽 abduction, or like Sam Walker said Bigfoot ? 🤷🏽♀️
It’s mind blowing to me
People are really, really bad at navigating the wilderness.
Also Mountain Lions.
It's aliens 👽 🙄
I'm pretty sure the Missing 411 series is by far my favorite of his videos.
"This group of boy scouts and their fathers were the only ones in the area that day." That simply can't be the case. As you well know from stories on this very channel. Sometimes people don't even know how many people are in a house... much less a wilderness spanning miles.
Right? No one being *reported* in the area doesn’t mean that no one *was* in the area. The kids or adults could have easily mentioned the trip to (or in front of) a teacher, a neighbor… anyone. And any one of those people could have been one of our country’s estimated 2,000 currently uncaught serial killers. No one (meaning a potential killer) had to be randomly wandering the woods- they could easily have planned the whole thing just off of the knowledge of where the troop was going to be camping. In fact, they could have surveyed the entire campsite before the trip even happened.
@@johnorsomeone4609 👍👍👍
Could make sense though.
Garret was in a place that if he screamed everyone would have heard him. Could be that, if he were abducted, it was someone he knew. A lot of predators like to join groups like the boyscouts because they get easy access to kids who think they're trustworthy because they've got a kid of their own.
On the other hand, yeah. A lot of events like this are somewhat annual. All you'd have to do is sit and wait for an opening. Some kid is going to wander off at some point.
One of the fathers at the scouts who is trusted probably got him. Or the kids didn’t like him, so they picked on him, they did some accidental prank, and murked him… their scouts so they know how to bury him.
I think he was abducted either by an adult with the boyscouts group or by an unreported person
I love how you describe all the people in your stories. You always use the best version of whoever they are. Kindest grandmother, most dedicated father, most friendly and giving kid. Never stupid, lazy, pompous. Thank you.
🤣🤣🤣"a selfish psychopath left for a hiking trip"...
When my three cousins went hunting in the woods, one of them got separated and lost. The other two waited around for awhile and then went home. Three days later my lost cousin stumbled out of the forest and found a road and hitchhiked home. No one called the law or search and rescue. They just figured he’d find his way home sooner or later. Note to self: don’t go hunting with my cousins!
Don't go hunting!
@@joannemurdock7899 no
just a random person here but I am glad that your cousin was able to get home.
That’s a little f’d up buddy. Yeah, don’t hunt with those dudes
@Brilee Lovelady the poor young boy who went missing. 150 mts. Is. 300 feet walk on. His own. Someone could have been hiding behind a. Tree!? 🤔🤔 Don't go any where in your own!
I need you to do a whole day binge watching videos 😂😂😂
I’m obsessed!!!!!!!! I can’t seem to stop watching your videos. Even rewatching your old videos omg.
Poor Rosemary. I’ve been married to my husband for almost 15 years and I couldn’t imagine losing him and she had 50 years with Bud. It’s heartbreaking.
I had total of 31 yrs and married him for 28 yrs of those I had with him, I feel so sad for rosemary 😢💐
I can't even imagine, especially for it to have happened so suddenly. I'm glad you guys are happily married. Gives me hope.
No need to feels sorry for her pretty sure she found him again Tho. Or at least thats a Option.
BOUL we still have to live here alone with out him till then, THAT HURTS EVERY SECOND OF EVERY DAY!
Beth: I hope you have another 65 years with your husband.
Rose and Bud... rosebud!
I think people underestimate people who are suicidal. Rose may have known the boy didn’t want to go with her. Or had a wager in her head “if he comes with, I won’t do it, if he doesn’t, I’ll reunite with Bud”.
People can fight for their health and walk into traffic with the same mentality.
I was thinking a similar thing
😔
Never found though
Head searcher was named Grizz...ley Adams.
It's actually a thing where people seem happy, more upbeat, even more social, right before they decide to end their life. as someone who has been through the planning phase, just having the plan actually helps you feel less depressed, and with some people that means motivation. It's why you need need need to be aware of suicidal people on new anti depressants, cuz that can give you the energy and motivation to kill yourself.
sad to say, she probably was in that stage of relief cuz she'd decided. I'm not religious, but I pray she didn't regret it.
MR Ballen can I just congratulate you on reaching out to David about the 411 cases, I always thought you were a stand up guy, always referencing the 411 authors books and where your stories come from etc but to reach out and collaborate was a very cool move on your part and I'm impressed by your integrity. I knew I was watching 2 good people all along but this proves it for me. Well done.
Well said
Calm down. Always? He's fairly new to this. Chill out, sweetie.
MrBallen has gotten me through some very tough times withdrawing off methadone which is long and arduous. His channel helped keep my mind off the many flu like symptoms withdrawal mimics and now I am 4 months clean and I still follow MrBallen religiously. Thank you John for your service to this country and helping me personally recover to my normal self.
That is amazing. I hope John sees your comment. I'm glad you're doing better!
Aw I hope he sees this, I’m sure he never went into this thinking it could do such a big service. I really hope you’re doing well, sending love and strength xox
Way to go, man! Hope this message finds you well and waiting on the next MrBallen video (or podcast) with the rest of us. Take care.
Good luck with you recovery! 😘
I hope you are doing well today 💖
I seen Garrett's dad on oprah when it first happened. He thought he heard him scream dad a few minutes after he left but at the time thought he was hearing things. He felt very guilty for this. This man refused to leave that area for 6 months. It was so sad. I've always wondered if they ever found anything out. It doesn't look like it.
The government and forest park authorities know exactly what’s out there and what’s taking people. It’s kept compartmentalized, classified, sealed and tight lipped. David Paulides on more than one occasion has reached roadblocks with the park authorities and constantly giving him the run around. They don’t want anyone probing into this.
Think about all the soldiers going MIA during war but are considered killed in action. It’s the same method. They classify it and never tell the families the truth. The same thing with missing people in deep forested areas. Its classified and many are simply told to shut up about it and to simply rule it as an “accident”. But the few folks who know the truth usually leak stuff out anonymously, but many people simply can’t handle it, and think it’s science fiction bullshit. I’m here to tell you it’s not. But in the end it’s up to the individual to discern for themselves.
@@Cr1ms0nRav3n mmm probably animal attacks but they want to protect the park for their own financial interest and to protect the habitat.
@@Cr1ms0nRav3n yessssssss You are absolutely correct I wish we can figure out what it is I honestly think they have a secret rocks and fake trees that they snatch the people in
@@Cr1ms0nRav3n And why would they do this? What possible reason would the government have to keep big foot or monsters secret?
@@Here_is_Waldo Because the government does not ever have our best interests in mind.
Dude this guy would literally take over Netflix or Hulu. He’d have so much work it would almost be unbearable! He kills every video and so far my favorites are the missing 411
He's too good for netflix. His channel deserves much more subs. But I think his channel will BLOW. I like that fact there isn't many adds on his videos. But the ones that are I watch so he gets paid. Share subscribe and ding his bell to show support x
@@welsh.truth.dragon3914 I do the same exact thing. He deserves all the ad revenue so I watch all the ads on his videos the whole way through 👍 Makes me glad to hear there’s others that do the same thing! 😇
@@rachelkania5833 xxxz
They would censor him too much and it would get lame though.
I hope Amazon doesn’t snatch him up
The fact that he mildly acts out the story while he's telling it is so visually appealing
Ikr
Yes bro
Hand gesticulations are a technique used to grab attention and gain trust. Good to practice.
Plus he's a hottie. Not just looks, he seems like a genuine guy. Family man/bar buddie but kinda tough, too 😍😍 love it
Very good story telling machine, the topic of 411 is extremely on the nobody has a clue what is going on , that cop who wrote the books, well he actually went or called the national park's where this is happening, they wouldn't give the list, 2 things why imo is the number us lot higher, or they know its happening and didn't want him to know the real number, but brought this park to court and they said we'll gladly give them to the cop who was asked if he wanted the list , then give the park a donation of 1.4million $$$ , could be trying to make a quick few$$$$s....
Or they're in on it, I just pray for everyone who went missing and never found, the families are in pain until they are found...
I've heard the story about Garret before. My former biology teacher is friends with Kevin, and told us about it, as an example of just how easy it is to get lost in the forest. It's weird to see it being told here, honestly. Not in a bad way, but it reminds me how small the world is.
Except he diddint get lost...
Rightt, he didn’t get LOST! If you don’t understand, don’t say anything and go find the clues and answers.
David Paulides is the man that deserves a round of applause for doing what he does!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
So does the man Mr ballen tho I give him so much respect for posting these videos so frequently
That's a line of applause
@Michael Schaller I saw that on that chapter I was pissed!! Some guy just trying to debunk paulides... Debunk.. The guy is trying to help or find out why so many ppl go missing. Thank god for Dave Paulides 💛
@Michael Schaller I couldn’t agree with you more. David Paulides deserves so much more recognition and love for what he does. There are So many unexplained disappearances in all of America’s forests that we’re lucky to have someone like Mr. Paulides that documents and try’s to make sense of all these crazy unexplainable and bizarre disappearances. David Paulides is definitely the man for doing this!
Yup
As a parent stories like Garrets just terrify me I can’t imagine what that family went through and is probably still going through to this day. My heart breaks for them
It's hard to think about this
Me too, it’s terrifying.
To lose any loved one like that must be absolutely horrible… how do you even sleep at night it would be such a weird confusing emotional rollercoaster
Well good thing it rarely happens.
10:15 -maybe he was abducted by someone that was attached to the actual scout pack. I am always amazed by how total psychos can blend into regular life situations.
Glad you mentioned that because you would be surprised if u knew your own family members are completely weirdos and you would never know it
Bundy..
Yep people think only Charles Manson look alike are the monsters when in reality it’s the clean cut looking ones who are.
Like the BTK killer. His own family had no clue.
Or some sicko knew that they would be camping there, maybe he was just watching waiting for one of the boys to separated from the group. I believe this sicko stole the child, but the child was smart and hid his sock as a way to show what detection the sicko had taken him. I believe if they continued away from the campsite, from where the sock was found, they would have found another sock. He was leaving a trail ...
This man is _the_ most listenable and intriguing narrator on all of UA-cam. Good for You, John! 😊
Can we show appreciation for MrBallen always making up if he has a week of low uploads? That’s a quality UA-camr right there
Yes. He works his butt off, and we appreciate it.
I am personally addicted
Haha it is disappointing when he uploads like 2 a week this is my entertainment at work
@@adamlightfoot5897 haha mine too got anything else thats good to listen to at work?
He does such an awesome job at making each an every episode high quality. I bet he works so hard for us! Your awesome MrBallen💕
They left an old man all alone at the top of a mountain? They didn't even stay within sight to make sure he was okay? WOW.
I thought the same.
Yeah, odd.
That was a major failure on the part of the race timers to knowingly leave a racer out on the course. Major failure. And to then suggest waiting 90 minutes was Bad Advice. The family should’ve set off for him immediately.
Yeah, I don't get that. I'm quite young and I still tend to protect people and make sure they're alright. I definitely would have walked back with him, even for company...
His family, I hope, sued the shit out of them! There are no cameras anywhere during that race in a place where bears, moose, and other animals lurk? Total bullshit!
I am an adult and married with a daughter.
And every night I get tucked in bed with headphones watching and listening stories by Mr. Ballen like a kid 😂😊
Lmao the excitement his uploads bring me make me feel giddy like a child!
Noice
Hahahaha
Yesss ! It’s such a treat 😂
I’m a child and I stay up past 12:00 getting creeped out...at 6:30 I do paper route in a town called rugby, a few years ago people called it drugby, the amount of people I avoid every morning.
A David Paulides/John Ballen collab on missing people for a storytelling documentary would be something to watch.
David Paulides is an idiot. Stay far away from the man as he claims all the disappearances are attributed to Sasquatch. Paulides is not a person to listen to.
I think Rosemary was trying to un-live herself. I think she had given herself an ultimatum. A lot of people do in these situations. If she asked the child to come with her and they did, it would be a sign to live. If they declined, then it would be a sign that she was doing the right thing.
100000000% yes
It's also possible she asked him to come along, knowing that he'd say "no", just so that she could be alone to do as she planned, but not give any hint of what she was planning. I would've expected maybe drowning but if the lake wasn't that big then they would've found her body. Unless she found a tiny cave somewhere and hid there to die.
But, where is her body? That's what I don't get.
she basically said "i'm going to start punching the air and if you walk into my fist, it's your fault"
@@chriswilliams2652 she drenched herself in bbq sauce and surrendered herself to whatever came to claim her
Missing 411 is probably the most interesting category of stories.
I like it with pics and videos
Subscribe to canam missing 411 channel. David has a bunch of recorded stories just as entertaining as Ballen
No! They’re the worst. I hate being left without answers! I want explanations!
@@joshbernier2269 ya I dont like them as much but it gives awareness to the people who are missing
Really? I found them a lot more interesting at first but all the stories are so similar its getting repetitive imo
Bro the way he tells the story’s gets me so attached it’s like a 🎥
Omg he liked my comment 😱
Absolutely have loved this playlist listened to it all day at work. Should definitely do more of the cases.
No one ever looks up in the trees when searching for someone
This. This right here. All of this.
Not even the trained search groups?
true, when you're being chased the natural thing to do is climb up a tree
I do
@@StephanieAn90 It's a weird thing to think of but no not usually. They're focused on the ground looking for signs.
Let’s show our appreciation to David Paulides for being on the front line and getting all this amazing research done so we can know the truth!
Yes!!! I am a huge fan/follower of his...its frustrating trying to tell other people I knkw about the stuff he writes about,im glad he has his youtube channel now cuz I can tell people to go watch it...cant tell u how many crazy looks i would get..very frustrating cuz he dosent throw out crazy theories,,just shows facts,and the facts are weird,creepy stuff has been&is going on!!
@Robert Anderson your comment made no sense
@Robert Anderson it’s real stories about people going missing he’s not saying they’re getting abducted by a monster in the woods
visited his channel and he seems like a grumpy old man, also he’s not very entertaining.
@Robert Anderson You can look it up where people are reported missing in the parks, a lot of children. Look up DeOrr Kunz.
The second story is exactly why I freak out when I hear about or see my family members allowing their kids to walk off by themselves, even if the destination is a short distance. You never know if someone's been watching you and waiting for the right opportunity to steal your kids, if the kid will get a bee in their bonnet to go a different route, or in the case of nature if a predator is ready to stealthily take their next meal. I look silly for saying something, but it's better to be safe than sorry!
Many of Bundy's victims had only walked a short distance alone and were abducted and murdered.
i totally agree with you
Absolutely!
Or bigfoot is watching.
No. You are so right. I am one of those people who worry about every possible disastrous outcome that could happen to my daughter. It just floors me when I hear stories about children disappearing because their families are walking up or down a curvey trail with multiple kids and family members, and little Davey, having grown tired from the hike, had dawdled, out of sight of his family, behind a curve in the trail. I heard about a case like this quite a while ago, and the missing child was only five years old. Are these people really that stupid and unaware of their surroundings and of all the things that could happen to a five year who gets left behind, (even if only 15 feet behind) out of sight of his family? I've seen some really stupid, careless behavior by parentsr during the years when my daughter was little, but that one, hands down, was the worst example. Or a little kid is accidentally left at a playground because all the family members had assumed he was with one of the other members of his family. I was there at a playground with my daughter when this happened to a little boy of maybe two y/o, possibly younger, as he wasn't able to give the other parents or police any information. It took approximately an hour for anyone to come looking for him. It turned out that the family lived nearby and had walked to the park in a big group, splitting up later in the day because some of the younger kids were tired and needed a nap. That was the source of the confusion. People at the home assumed he was with his mom at the park, and she assumed he had gone home with the other kids and his dad. It just makes my head explode to think of the carelessness of many parents.
These stories can be told on a late night Road Trip,Around a Camp Fire, etc. Suspenseful,Real,Addictive and better than a lot of movies. Never stop making videos
"People swallowed alive by the forest" is the content I seriously cannot get enough of.
Sameeeee
The forest can not take Sedgeflower away.
That’s why you keep a crew behind the last person in a race!
That's what I thought.
Love your name lol
They probably started doing that after the guy went missing.
Exactly!!
@@ChrisSlack every race I’ve been a part of does that lol hopefully they do now
It’s so crazy but you have this way about you that keeps me focussed on the story. I have a really hard time focussing when people are talking but for some reason when you speak I’m so intrigued that I stay focussed & the stories are so interesting !
Keep it up !! You’re killing it on here ! ☺️
Like a moth drawn to the flame
I agree, there’s nothing that ruins a story more than a terrible voice. Audible and other UA-cam story form stories have taught me this. I think in every story he does it’s genuine excitement to share it and that’s what makes it for me
I agree 100%. Same here. His voice is so comforting and entertaining. He does a great job of making you feel like he's talking directly to you and not just at a random audience. I love how genuine he seems. The way he tells a story makes it almost personal. Making the viewer really put themselves in the shoes of the people the stories are about. Love it.
Not to mention that he's as cute as a button this coming from a 69yr old great grandma
He has a natural talent for story telling. It’s part of why his channel has exploded with success. I couldn’t agree with you more.
I specialy thank you because I am learning English and you speak very cleary. I can enjoy your stories and practice my English - thank you !!
I can never thank God enough that our son, now 52, and both our daughters, now respectively 48 and 46, our children in law (same age groups) and our 6 grandchildren are all well, and alive.
💯
@@bhkfdbfb From me and mine to you and yours: God bless you!
@@corneliawissing7950 God bless
@@bhkfdbfb Thank you! You've just become part of today's special blessedness.
That's great
It’s always crazy when someone disappears without a trace
I love how he doesn’t really give his personal opinion or trying and force his opinion on you.
He gives you the facts, and let’s you go from there. Love this channel. Absolutely love it. You deserve every bit of success you are receiving
Dude stop with the opinions it's not what I'm here for
In reference to Garrett; he was a Boy Scout, not just some random kid in the woods. A fundamental part of scouting is teaching boys how to survive and navigate in the wilderness! The average Boy Scout has more survival skills than most adult men. If a Boy Scout disappears into thin air, expect foul play.
@@alexhunter6786
Well, then you wouldn't have made Eagle Scout back in the day. Cub Scouts and Webelos were learning basic survival skills when my brothers were in the scouts.
@@alexhunter6786
You are either the product of the politically correct, sensitive, 21st century eunuch scouts, or are simply a liar.
My brothers had topo maps, lensatic compasses, and orienteering merit badges. If your troop was too busy teaching sensitivity classes instead, don't assume every other troop was.
That's idiocy talking. Boy Scouts are not special and yes they are just random kids.
@@christineshotton824 Your comeback is lame and idiotic. YOUR council may have taught some basic skills that was not part of the curriculum but it's more likely you are remembering wrong and/or making crap up.
@@NotMykl
Just curious; does it hurt to be as stupid as you are, or is stupidity an affliction that does not impose harm upon the afflicted?
I’ve seen every single episode of this veteran and he’s really good at what he does and I’m glad he is doing more of the scary videos. These videos are epic. God bless you and your family and thank you for your service bud. 🇺🇸
Most respectful, intelligent, and well spoken man I've had the pleasure of listening to recently. Thank you, Mr Ballen, for your service, on all fronts. You are pure quality, and quantity rolled into one 👍😎
Yep, I 👍. Plus he wore a uniform in a high ranking military. How cool!😎
Predators are known to deliberately get involved with groups like the boys scouts to get close to children, so if he was taken it might have been by someone known to the victim. But its equally possible that the poor kid tried to take a short cut and got lost. I think him being familiar with the area makes that more likely rather than less. Sometimes it takes just a single decicion.
it's really scary stuff - i feel so bad for the families of missing people
Why would he go on a little mission in soggy wet shoes tho
I would have definitely been finding the Scout leader pronto!!! A bit biased maybe but, oh well.
I think he was abducted. A person who was familiar with camp dates and locations etc may have waited for the boy to be on their own to strike then placed the scrunched up sock in the boulders to throw off the search.
If any kid disappears from the boy scouts, we all know what happened to him.
These endings always make me feel like I just need answers we have to know! Can't imagine how that must be for the families I feel sorry for their loss.
😂😂😂😂
Idk why the crew didn’t follow him down the course. Seeing how he showed up late should’ve knew something was wrong.
I concur. In hindsight, he was likely having heart trouble or something like that. He got disoriented, stumbled into the woods, and went the way of DB Cooper.
Funny how the timing crew was faster than the racer. Especially on the downhill side of the race. One would have thought that the crew would be watching him as he was ahead of them. Not the other way around.
My guess is that he got turned around at the summit, and some how and went down the opposite side, and became lost.
There’s a possibility that an animal was staking out all the fast food running by...and the weakest and the slowest just got unlucky. They shouldn’t have left him to go down alone.
@@Ratisha_Official they were all likely volunteers, and were being paid precisely what they were worth.
@@virginiaviola5097 the stragglers that fall behind the rest of the heard are particularly targeted by preditors in nature. So there could be something to that theory
There's just something about this man's delivery....no one tells stories like him
Yep!
And he’s good looking
Check out “that chapter” he’s very good as well
For real though. He is very articulate and he doesn't deviate from his normal voice.. I started watching him 8 days ago on random algorithm. Watched a few vids then subbed. After watching this video I will be all caught up lol.. I guess I'll start playing PS again and watch some sports. I wish there was 50 more to watch 😪
U need to check out sammy the bull gravano. Mob stories
Can we have a moment of silence for all the people deeply engaged in the story telling that they never find the hidden gem.
Me. I never do. 😆
✋
Me neither and I pause the video for ten mins it’s crazy
I never even look. heheh ;] I'm here for the story, not to get pinned.
Me, because I'm deaf and I have the subtitles on. So, as I'm reading the subs, I missed seeing the hidden gem...
So many mysteries we cannot comprehend... Thanks for your oration John...
Number one mistake: Separating from the group.
No no #1 mistake going into the woods 😂😭
Let's split up gang!
I go hiking alone every week
I jyst make sure to carry bear mace and a knife. Id have a gun but pretty sure thats scary to liberal gov
Love your name! Cheers🍻🍻
The first story was my friends Grandpa. They never found his body. They thought he might’ve falling down the mountain but no one seen him disappear or anything to his missing remains.
My best to your friend's family, mate.
I live in Alaska it's so strange
Rip❤️✌🏻🙏
The Utah story is fresh on my mind because Garrett’s father gave a speech to my young men’s group a few years back and it’s sad to see how hard they searched and still found nothing
I found myself lost into darkness while hunting at age 13. I was armed with a rifle, but it was horrifying. I spent half the night in a tree getting rained upon.
When I hear these stories, I FEEL the branches and the cold and the wet and the panic.
Low hanging clouds illuminated over a nearby town roughly 4miles away. I made it while trudging through swamps and making a desperate pace.
I can't conceive how some of these 411 survivers managed out there.
Don't know about them... BUT there's a fairly good set of priorities you can keep aware of... It's called the "Rule of 3's" ... AND It's roughly based on what an "average healthy human" can tolerate without medical intervention...
3 minutes without air
3 hours without shelter (as appropriate)
3 days without water
3 weeks without food...
...and just about 3 seconds of being stupid... (according to my last survival instructor)
There's a lot else in the "wilderness skills" and "bushcraft" categories that can give you great advantages for getting at the things you need to make your way... BUT just knowing those priorities is enough to handle yourself for the basics... AND in spare time, even just in your back yard or a local community park, you CAN practice some (or all) of the wilderness and bushcraft skills that you'll find most useful... like fire handling, shelter and improvising comforts, tool craft, tinder, foraging and scrounging, and even some small-game hunting and fishing... give or take the permits...
You don't have to be particularly avid or athletic to handle yourself for the basics of survival. Tool craft includes weapons, and while you won't be perfect with your first attempts, it's important to find a few basic types and build them now, when you don't depend on them, so you can start to understand what actually constitutes the build and use and care for each type you wish to learn... They don't have to be "perfect" anyway... just damn decent enough to be lethal with employed against the intended game... or fish...
After that, your own competence will help with the top priority in a crisis. Never EVER panic. You can't think when you're too busy freaking right out. There's no point in having above average intellect or education and training if you lose access to it the moment you need it most. I've been a couple weeks in the wild, and only had some paracord, my kukri, and a mag-bar (firestarter)... and the clothes on my back... It wasn't easy, but I hiked to where I wanted to go, and dealt with the big question "What if I was all I had all of a sudden?"
AND it can be fun. You just face each problem as it comes, and prioritize your activities for benefits based on your needs... It just starts with the Rule of 3's... ;o)
@@gnarthdarkanen7464 3 seconds of being stupid. I like that. Something to remember.
You know what’s weird, I’m on my third round of listening to all the Ballen stories on his channel, but only after reading your comment did I suddenly remember in a flash at least six incidents of being lost and alone without any supplies in some version of wilderness, staying up all night amidst downpour or freezing temps or laying neck-deep in puddles because it was better than facing icy howling wind, or the sounds of circling pack predators closing in - one time wrapping my whole body head to toe like the invisible man and laying on a bamboo platform above coconut husks I lit on fire to smoke out the thousands of mosquitoes who had marked me as a meal, then later finding a stream of water I drank from only to discover days later that this was the run-off from the local village’s effluence (and boy did I get ill). Hundreds of Ballen stories over the past two years, and somehow your comment unlocked half a dozen blocked memories 🤷♂️ Funny what the mind censors from you.
I find it odd Paul took so long to reach the turn around give his fitness level.
This. there was more going on with this story if he was getting to the top after they were already torn down. Someone has to be last, but that is a hell of a time difference between him and the rest of the runners.
Good point.
@@ramsfan515 No shit, that crew should have stayed with him.
Nothing fishy happened, he was just another boomer overestimating themself.
@@ramsfan515 i wonder if he had a medical emergency and pretended to be okay but that still doesn’t explain why they wouldn’t find his body
It could be possible that this one sock was left for them to eventually find. So they would look in the wrong area.
That was a boy scout meeting and there was an undressing boy changing his pants underwear and socks!! I don't know if you've heard about the allegations going against the boy scouts lately but the pretty severe. That sounds like that little boy was getting molested and then got too loud and somebody broke his neck and hit him somewhere and that's all they could find. When I heard it was a boy scout Trip that's exactly what I thought of. Nobody saw him come on? 9 times out of 10 the person that did the attacking is actually in the search party and he probably had the sock in his pocket to leave them in the other direction just like you said!!!
@@BJETNT A very rare occurence. You are far more likely to be molested, raped or attacked in some way by a public school teacher than a scout leader or a catholic priest, statistically combined. People like to go after these institutions because of media. It's the thing to do. You can find horrible stories everywhere because you can find bad people in every fabric of society.
@@BJETNT i think someone needs to check your hardrive you thinking things like that ...screams nonce to me.
@@ants.446 u act like its so uncommon for that type of ish happen in boy scouts
Sounds like the dad would be the suspect in that case. He was the last one to see his kid. "We woke up early to go fishing before anyone got up..." Well isn't that funny that no one saw them all morning?
This is UA-cam done right man. For a lot of his stories, his videos are often better than the vids/docs large mainstream outlets put out.
Thanks for finally reaching out to Mr. David Paulides and working something out. I will see you in a different light from hereon out. Classy move. I hope and pray that this collaboration benefits the families of Missing loved ones as well as to educate the masses on the dangers of innocence and poor preparation. Thanks!
David Paulides owns the stories of missing people? Nooooo.
I guess one would have to be an outdoor enthusiast to want to be all alone in a forest or woods or mountains cause I won't take the trash out at night without someone standing there watching me.
Lol, in The Netherlands you can walk outside or on your own at night at most places without anything bad happening to you. If I'm in the USA I always watch my back. Lot's of weirdos out there
Ahhhh, so you're smart enough to know that matter doesn't follow the rules of physics unless it's being actively observed(they call it "measured" in science journals, etc)by another person; therefore you risk strange occurrences when you're alone.
I'm definitely not an outdoor enthusiast but I was when I was a kid. The cities I live in and do my business in are way more dangerous than anything out in the woods. That being said if this common sense don't go somewhere by yourself even in the cities. There's too many things that can go wrong and too many bad people!! I've had to kill a few times just to protect my own life and I'm not talking animals either. We are the real monsters on this planet and the only ones!!! Everything else is just trying to survive.
@@marijeal5835 I never thought about it being different in other countries like that. There are a lot of low life in the US. I fought thousands of people and even had to kill a few with what I do for a living!! in this world especially in this country there is always somebody looking to take advantage of somebody not paying attention or somebody that they can take something from very easily. That's just the world today I see it everyday. My mother literally thinks I'm psycho because I enjoy hurting people like that!!! If I could I would kill every one of them. You protect people and life!! Especially the ones that cannot protect themselves.I've had people think I'm bad because of what I do but I've never hurt anyone that didn't have a coming not even once!! It's still surprises me after 30 years How are truly evil people can be and in their minds they justify that. I guess I'm stupid for still being surprised but I still try and look for the best in people.I will say seeing the bad has given me a massive appreciation for the good and nice people!! These stories break my heart because I guarantee you 90% of it is just bad people. Most people do not have my insight or abilities so they become a victim If they put themselves in the wrong situation.
@@BJETNT well in Europe it's not like that at all, however; due to migration it could be a little more dangerous than it used to be in some places. We're not allowed to walk around with weapons and basically all people here have some kind of income or social benefits. Plus Europe is older and the 'normal people' didn't migrate to the USA in the previous ages: it were usually the religious fanatics or the very poor and crazies that left Europe. I think that plays a role as well. And I'm not saying that all people in the USA are bad of course. My family lives there as well.
I keep hearing how people in “top physical shape” always succumb to some mysterious tragedy or illness in seemingly the prime of their life! I’m gonna drink a beer, skip the gym, and safely watch another video from home.
Your heart only gets so many beats, u wanna live longer? Take a nap.
Yeah I totally get this sentiment, had a close brush with death in the gym last year. I suppose its better to go out doing something you love
Me too
I agree. He does an extraordinarily great job at narrating these stories!
I grew up in the Colorado mountains and I remember being as young as 7 and taking long walks into the woods in the summertime. Obviously nothing ever happened. I learned early how to follow trails, areas to avoid and be on the lookout for animals. I have no doubt Garrett was just as well versed, if not moreso. Whatever happened to that kid, it was beyond his control.
As did I and I learned that as well. I completely agree with you.
Perhaps! Rock slides buried him !!so sads it does happen!! Every now's as then as bigger men have as been s pined there to die !! So becarfuls out there's! This wild America after all's respect it's beauty thanks
I’ve been classified as a serial like button offender by the FBI now.
Oh, thats why I see wanted posters for myself everywhere
Forreal though, Whew!!!
It can't be a war crime if there is no witnesses...
@Reverend Ape *What part of no witnesses says there will be snitches?*
This is why I avoid nature
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did you see the daily thing? i did
LMFAO
i see you on every vid
lmao
How can a guy be so chill and personable and still manage to terrify me to no end?
Best story teller on UA-cam. Only thing I enjoy these days.
No cap Lolol
Can we all just admit something weird is going on in the woods?kinda of crazy how many ppl just "disappear" and never found even with immediate search parties
Look underground.
Totally agree.
Underground UFOs piloted by Bigfoot trolls. Don't hike alone!
FACT..Park Rangers and people in Search n Rescue have vanished without a trace never to be seen again.
No
Story 2: His sock being stuffed into a boulder also reads like he was trying to leave a trail for searchers to follow. This screams of foul play
Omg girl if u like scary stories check out RezTKF his stories are unique an scary af n his voice is perfect for horror narration I been binging all quarantine Haha ngl his voice is sexy as hell too 💯🔥🙀💕❤
Fould play? Until you follow David Paulides reports and find thousands of strange disappearances near water and boulders. Most bodies are found with missing shoes and socks.
I wouldn't "stuff" anything, anywhere. If I'm lost, find me! And hurry TF up please. Everything is out in the open. No stuffing. 😁
...and it absolutely reads foul play.
@@ghostdetective311 Ya alright? Did you know it's possible to express disagreement without implying someone's opinion is dumb or irrational? She's just minding her own business and then a rando pops up to imply she's a dingus. The incel vibes are v. strong on this one. Super Negman to the rescue! I don't even agree w/her and think the animal option is most credible, but I am SO tired of people getting their panties in a bunch over opinions and being condescending and/or pretentious about it. A la special snowflake. Yes, I'm sure your knowledge is very big. Congrats. It's those actions that don't come off as credible, at all. It does the exact opposite. We need more people to call out this kind of behavior and to sentence these types to 7 years of hard labor in Neg Jail on the sun.
PS: Using a double space between sentences is only applicable for using a typewriter. Grammarly can help if you have any kind of struggles with writing English.
You have actual scary stories, no matter how dark they get I still like your stories. It’s interesting to listen to when I’m bored.
I feel so remedial. Still haven't found the secret... The soothing, mesmerizing voice of J-Ballen is too distracting.
I hope you’re a girl if not your gay 😂🤣✋🏽
If it makes you feel any better when I first started watching him, I found it. I didn’t kno what I found so I let it go 🤦♀️ the FAME I could’ve achieved 😂
@@iknow4913 how is enjoying someone’s voice gay? And why would you hope they’re not gay?
Also, you’re *
@@iknow4913 so what if he is🤷♂️
@@Pokedad76 why are y’all so defensive about gay people goddamn. Like y’all gotta defend them w y’all life. Idc if he gay💀 I swear gay ppl don’t even get offended by the jokes it be straight ppl defending it with they lives. Shut the fuck up
Let's all hope that Rosemary is happy living with her husband in the afterlife.
Afterlife yea right good luck with that
@@danielbutcher7753 you’re right. I doubt there is one. We reincarnate instead
@@HandlesRStupid-e9k cant tell if your Christian or not
Yall wrong
@@stupididoitfilming1029
Those aren't Christian ideas.
Seems mainly New Age type spirituality to me.
To avoid being sasquatch's lunch: never be last in line, don't separate from others, avoid places with Devil in the name.
And wear a locator beacon!
Also, avoid the areas that native people say to avoid.
You made my day with this one. HA HA HA- -- - HA, tears are in my eyes.
I didn't mean to laugh, but i couldn't help myself, i am sorry, forgive me.
It's not sasquatch all the time. It's something else a cloaking predator but it can feel pain which is why having a weapon is important in the woods. If you feel something is off then pull your weapon the thing that hunts you will think twice. What ever it is, it prefers unarmed prey
I love all your videos, especially while walking through the woods late at night! I'm definitely addicted! Keep it up brother.
I grew up a boy scout. You ALWAYS use the buddy system, no exceptions. That Dad should never let his son go alone.
When I was in the army we never went anywhere alone
I was gonna say. NEVER send your son off.
@@chriskelly509 never? Impossible. You at a minimum conducted Land Navigation solo....
I grew up in the wilderness, I was almost always alone.
Still here....
@@jimbob465 Was gonna say, that's exactly how my dad grew up too lol, just him and his little sister for weeks at a time when Nanna would leave for like 2 weeks.
I can’t believe MrBallen has 1.36M now, my guy is SPEED RUNNING through subscribers
There is this youtuber called zeark he went from 17k to 60k in 1 day
@@potaton1342 Well this guy called Mr Ballen went from 1.26m to 1.36m in a day.
Let’s all take a moment to realize that even at 1.36 mill we can still call him “my guy”
Well, he deserves it!
He doubled that in 4 months
My good friend’s girlfriend got lost at Stampede reservoir near Truckee, Ca. in 2013. He was 61, she was 50 at this time, They were geocaching on a kayak along the shore, the geocaches were designed to where you could get them from a kayak, however the water was so low it was about 50 to 100 feet from the water’s edge to the geocaches. Their kayak was a two person style so my friend would stay on the boat and send her up to grab the geocache and then she would come back to the boat, he decided it would be easier if she just went from one cache to the next while he followed on the bank of the lake. Well he gets to the next location and he cannot find her, he actually goes up to the geocache and sees that she had found it logged it and then disappeared. After about an hour he heads to camp and calls 911. Rangers, Sheriffs and volunteers began the search. She was found eight hours later 7 miles away walking on Highway 89 by a body recovery team member who was heading to help in what they assumed was recovery of her body from the lake. What happened is , she had found the geocache and then did not see my friend on the lake, so her best idea was to head off into the woods the opposite direction of the lake eventually she found a small trail that led to a dirt road that led to a bigger road which led her to Highway 89. My god, your boyfriend is on a kayak, on the lake and you can’t find him so you head into the woods...My reason for this story is it sometimes it is not impossible for people to get lost, especially when they’re young, not familiar with the outdoors or not that bright, as in her case.
Thank you for posting. That’s so interesting and yet crazy.
That's really bizarre!!!! I'm glad she was found and ok.
Yeah you have to cater for the simpletons - that would explain many of the disappearances.
What you may not realize, is that this is exactly how disappeared people disappear. Some people say they escape a strange environmental condition, no sound, no wind, gray sky, others constant sunlight. Walking in the opposite direction may have saved her, because I don't see how they could have lost site of each other. If casually questioned without ridicule, you might find out something.
@@reavanante2160 They are still together, actually married in Tahoe and I was the best man.
Thank you for your service and sharing your story telling talent brotha. 👏 you should definitely definitely try to do videos on history for schools. I know if I heard you as a kid I'd be looking forward to history class every day!
Losing a loved one is by far the most emotionally and even physically painful experience
No, it's not. Mr. Ballen has covered plenty of far more emotionally and physically painful experiences.
@@MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou Such as? Lol I'd say losing a loved one, like a wife or child would be pretty fucking painful
@@kickinwinghotboi883 The person who fell into a hole and slowly burned to death via steam (which, unlike boiling hot water, doesn't damage your nerves, so you feel every second of it). There was also the person who got locked in a giant tuna oven and slowly burned to death. There was also the "Nigerian death factory" where abducted prisoners were chained to a wall, and every now and then, a part of their body would be chopped off or taken out of their body, and then they'd be locked back up afterward, and this cycle would continue until they eventually died. There are countless other examples. Everyone loses loved ones. It's awful and painful, but it's nothing the average person doesn't eventually experience. We all know to expect it as a natural part of life. Being slowly tortured to death-especially by a sick psychopath who takes pleasure in your pain-is a whole different experience.
@@MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou Yeah this examples are definitely extremely painful physically, I'll give you that. And I'm sure there's plenty of emotional pain that accompanies said examples. But, the example I listed (losing a wife or child, or both), would, in my opinion, be much much more emotionally painful. You spend every day with those people, growing a very intense, strong bond with them. Making wonderful memories each day, and then tragedy strikes and they are taken away from you in an instant. No last "I love you", no last "goodbye". Nothing. You then have to return home alone, looking at the photos and toys left behind by the ones you loved the most and were most important to you. I lost my dad when I was 12 and that was by far the most emotionally painful thing I'd experienced up to that point. The second was me and my wife getting a divorce after being together for 15 years and the entire life that we had built and I thought would continue to build together suddenly didn't matter and I had to just let all of it go. I met her when I was 14 and she was 16. We grew up together, watching the other grow into an adult and being side by side literally every single day. That's just my take on the emotional pain. But like i said, what you listed would definitely, obviously be way more physically painful
This guy is great. These missing 411 stories reminds me of an incident that happened to me that could have left my family wondering where I went to the rest of their lives. As a family we used to go to Brevoort lake in the upper peninsula of MI. It was very remote and there was all these rules we as children had to follow. I think I was 5 and we had cabin neighbors that we had gotten to know for a week. I remember they were in their 40s and were unable to have children. I passed out early every night and woke early every morning. So one rule I had was if both of my parents went fishing in the morning I had to stay in the cabin until they got home. This particular morning both parents were out, but I would break the rules and took some toys out to play because I could hear their boat when they were coming and sneak back into the cabin. Well this couple approached me and told me that my parents told them I could go into the city of Moran with them grocery shopping. I didn’t know they had checked out and were leaving that day and I was too young to realize the grocery store in Moran was not open that early in the morning. To make a long story short, this couple had drove right through Moran, MI and for some reason they stopped in St. Ignace where they argued at a restaurant/bar and fed me. They finally took me back to Brevoort lake but first they stopped on one of the dirt roads and tried to get me to walk the rest of the way to the campground area. There was no way I was going to do that because I knew there were bears out there. Upon arriving at the campsite there was a huge search going on for me involving all the campers. They thought I had gotten lost in the woods or drowned in the lake. I don’t think they called authorities yet. My mother told me to get to our cabin and I was in huge trouble. I overheard the couple saying that I was begging them to go to Moran with them and they didn’t’t think it would be a problem, which was a lie. I was grounded the rest of the trip and kept trying to get my mom to believe me that the couple was lying, but she ignored it. When I was older I asked my mother if that couple was planning to steal me and she just answered, “Yep, and we are so lucky they brought you back.” But, I always wonder what would have happened if they did not bring me back. Would my family just have thought forever that I disappeared in the woods or the lake?
I can't get over why parents always think the kid lie first!!
So glad you were back with family, and alive
Omg, glad that you got back with your parents!
@@deepapatricia well, kids do lie.
My kid lied he lost half of the vision field in his one eye. This lie had us see ophthalmologist, neurologist and get a brain MRI. When he woke up from being sedated for an MRI and saw a catheter in his arm, he lost his shit and confessed he was lying to get more screen time. Because I used to let him play with my phone while waiting at the doctor's office.
He kept on lying for almost a week and kept straight face with all these doctors and tests.
🤷🏼♀️
Usually he never lies.
But when he does, it is something big.
@@agnediciuniene9861 Sounds like your kid has screen addiction.
Kids don’t usually lie about being kidnapped.
@@agnediciuniene9861 sounds like u need to let him have more screen time if u only give it to him in waiting rooms. At least once or twice a week. Put some educational games on there
Ooh I have a theory about the second one. If it was a Boy Scout event, maybe there was something about it online and some child predator saw that, went to the lake, and just waited to find a little boy alone
very much possible
My thoughts were that someone could wait just off the trail, hoping to catch a stragler
Naive, case after case after case points to entities of some kind taking people.
@@TheRealJaded how the hell is that anymore plausible than my theory lmao
@@taylorrhouser Bigfoot for one
The Missing 411 books are fascinating. I've got 9 other them and continue to study the cases....watching David's presentations and looking for new clues.