Props to this girl. I've been a member of search and rescue since November of '95. This has to be one of the best survival stories in many, many years.
I know this area, and this section of US2, i have traveled it hundreds of times in my life, it’s a major highway, this time of year lots of travelers traverse this mountain pass. Cell service is spotty, but you do get service along the way sometimes just enough to get a text out and receive. leaving a major highway seems poorly thought out... Odds of getting help are greatly increased if you stick to the highway... something had to have cause her to leave the safety of her vehicle and go into the woods. maybe someone she came across, frightened her, who knows, but even a slightly competent person would know to stay near a paved highway... I consider myself pretty outdoor savvy, I would never leave the safety of the road for the woods and into unknown hazards. Nah, Something had to have chased her into the woods, that’s the only logical explanation... might also explain the reason she can’t remember why she went into the woods
Children will leave the trail because they feel the need to hide. Gia's parents said she left the road to try to reach a bridge she thought was up the mountain above her. Obviously there is a significant cognitive issue here.
She also packed bags before she left her house, wouldn’t tell her brother where she was going, and S&R didn’t start finding the “clues” like her phone and shoes until the story broke as news. Her mom also posted a missing notice online the day after she left saying she might be going to California. At some point she said she had been “going to some coffee shops in North Bend”, but mysteriously wound up dumping her car in a known cell phone dead area. Hmmmm.
Good coverage of this case. Perhaps she misjudged and thought her car could reach the next gas station. Maybe she hitched a ride with the first vehicle passing and something bad happened on the way. From there she ends up in the woods and gets lost. I don’t believe she’d head into the woods for cell reception when standing on a roadway. Now back to read the links you left on Patreon. Thanks Nikia - very interesting case.
So glad to hear that she is well! She was found in the nick of time. She may have had an existential crisis as many do at around that age. You can also become manic through loss of sleep over days
Did the weather suggest hypothermia? Did any doctor diagnose hypothermia? Paradoxical undressing is practically mythical irl. Amnesia is both very rare and temporary. Blood work show anything? Mental history, current meds? Follow up with Gia.
Yesss I lost my road twice in the Puerto Rico mountains will I was doing some propaganda from the supermarkets I was alone and I was going in the same road in round and rounds is so scare
I am glad she was found but it is strange how she does not remember. No map or sense of direction is a bad combo. Me I carry a map and compass as backup. I use Gut Hooks on my phone to keep me straight.
What are things that can be taught to children to help establish good internal mapping habits? I have an excellent internal compass and can map by memory without trying. It just comes naturally to me, but others in my family have no sense of direction or landmarks. Do you know good habits to start early with children?
Great question. I need to do a video on this. Use maps on a regular basis with them. Have kids draw their own maps. Teach them how to be observant of major land features. At first this can just be features in a smaller area like a yard, but then build up too recognizing mountains. Teach them about how to find direction based on the sun and stars. Remind them of which direction they are going and frequently quiz them on their directions. Same for distance- both driving and walking. Have them guess how long it takes to get somewhere on a hike, comparing how much time it really took in the end. Review maps of new areas before your go. Then when you get there, quiz reaching on major features that are in the area and see if you can spot them. Download map & GPS apps to your phone that have downloadable maps that will work when there is no cell signal. Practice using them on a regular basis so they know how to use them on their own in an emergency.
@@RatandCat Yes! Great ideas, thank you! A video would be great and much appreciated. Sometimes when things come naturally to people, they have a really hard time explaining or teaching others. Thanks again! Have a great day.
Compass+bezel , and reading maps. Topo. And learning urban grid systems, eg. Street numbering and home numbering. Odd house numbers one side, evens the other. Ave vs st. Does your town have avenues north south? Or streets? Which is main street and zero block? Learning urban grids helps wilderness nav and vice versa. His tip to draw your own maps is great - but first they should know urban and wilderness maps, so they know what they are trying to make.
Thank you for sharing this story with me and glad that she was found okay ! How is the cabin by the river coming ? Have you checked the emergency sleeping bag out yet ? Take care , stay safe and healthy wherever your next adventure takes you ! Doing well here in Kansas .
Hi, great video and another baffling dissapearence. With a happy ending though. Last year there was a French guy in early 30' that left his house his dog, his keys, went out and soaked in the earth. A very big effort was put to find him by the law enforcement and regular rescue workers with helicopters and canines. He was lost for more than 6 weeks when someone spotted a totally desorientated guy walking barefoot in the middle of a river and talking to himself. He called an ambulance because he understood that it might be the guy everyone was trying to find. When asked he didn't know that he was lost, that he was missing for more than 6 weeks and why he was in the place he was found. After that he was put in a hospital for observation for a few days and discharged to his father's house. Since then not even one update and the family refuses to communicate with anyone on that case. Strange hein?
Gosh, that is one intriguing story! Perhaps he suffered some mental damage after getting lost and depleted of food and water? Post - Trauma ? Many possibilities come to mind!
@@jacksamuk he wasn't starved when he was found. It was a very thin guy already and would never survived more than 6 weeks without any food while moving. He was found very far from his home. He certainly had something arrived to him because he was in a trance type state while living his house without any gear, food or clothing. I was really baffled when this case was diffused on internet, then regional TV and without results finally the National TV with the missing photo and description of his dissapearence. But no one was able to locate him even with best rescue teams, hi tech materials. They combed everything but not a scent was ever picked. Then his immediate disappearance from medias and the silence of friends and family was very frustrating . Not much chances of having any follow up here...
@@ronsmith1364 Yes it was in France . After checking again (it was some time ago and so many things happened since) he disappeared from Forest Landerneau July 24th and was found "swimming" in the river Élorn at the height of Guipavas 1st of September completely desorientated. The distance is 8km from the place of dissapearence. Apparently he left his place of living in Brest to go sleeping in his caravan in a terrain that he used with his dog in Forest landernau. Next morning he tied his dog to the caravan letting behind his phone his papers and without money. He was depressed and everyone were very concerned for his safety. Every searching protocols were applied without any results. Sorry for the error about his clothes while he was in the river. Here are 2 French reports about the case. Use Google translate or ask me if You want something more. Definitely a very strange case. I contacted his friends and family but they never replied. france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/bretagne/finistere/disparition-inquietante-forest-landerneau-nouvelles-homme-37-ans-24-juillet-1706620.amp france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/bretagne/finistere/brest/finistere-disparu-pres-six-semaines-il-est-retrouve-se-baignant-riviere-1716793.html
I have a horrible sense of direction. I am left handed, as a child, my mother was determined to force me to right hand; it didn’t work. Maybe this affected my natural sense of placement & direction maybe? My mother did the same with my older sister and she was successful at conversion. I will add that my sisters sense of direction is also very bad. Glad that today it is not considered so bad to be a lefty. I made up the lack of directional skill with artistic abilities. Just don’t ask me for directions.
This is really strange even before getting lost she was traveling someplace the family has know idea why she was even going that direction or why she would leave a roadway even.
So she had no plans or other motivations to travel...drives to a gas station and buys coffee (looks lucid, too), and skips gas on her trip to god knows where while her tank is running on empty? Gets stranded, instead of staying on the freeway or returning to her car where help would undoubtedly come, she ventured off the only stretch of civilization in an area completely foreign to her, with 0 survival gear? And somehow, made it out, but can't remember a thing? Kids this age don't tend to do drugs alone, mind you. She drove to the middle of nowhere and just took off.
She also packed bags before she left her house, wouldn’t tell her brother where she was going, and S&R didn’t start finding the “clues” like her phone and shoes until the story broke as news. Her mom also posted a missing notice online the day after she left saying she might be going to California. At some point she said she had been “going to some coffee shops in North Bend”, but mysteriously wound up dumping her car in a known cell phone dead area. Hmmmm.
I got lost on the noth Yorkshire Moores once it wasn't a good time very scary went around in circles didn't have adequate clothes was spring time and was getting late and rain and started fog set in plus I didn't have my phone at the time luckily l found my way back after hours and nearly taking another wrong turn I was fully preparing to just give up and sleep in a Bush its not so bad here in the UK because your never that far from civilisation I managed to get directions from a forestry worker although he wasn't very helpful or concerned. I couldn't imagine getting lost in the Pacific Northwest where people go missing all the time with bears mountain lions wolfs etc and hairy people. Saying that people go missing all the time in the uk and die of exposure or simply disappear completely steph young talked about that in her books.
Interesting story. Im curious as to explanation of why she removed her shoes and pants? Seems like a big deviation from highway looking/expectation of help, to walkin up a crick???!! I am aware of the hypothermia theory regarding missing people.. Thank You.
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Thank you! Very interesting-and enlightening
I'm glad she's safe. This is a strange story.
Props to this girl. I've been a member of search and rescue since November of '95. This has to be one of the best survival stories in many, many years.
I just wish we knew more about it, but of course we never will.
So a search and rescue teams recommend to leave the safety of the car and main road and take a short cut through the woods.
Props to her? She left the main road and was in the middle of bum fuck no where
Strange circumstances to say the least but absolutely awesome she was found and alive! All's well that ends well.
Lucky lady !
I know this area, and this section of US2, i have traveled it hundreds of times in my life, it’s a major highway, this time of year lots of travelers traverse this mountain pass. Cell service is spotty, but you do get service along the way sometimes just enough to get a text out and receive. leaving a major highway seems poorly thought out... Odds of getting help are greatly increased if you stick to the highway... something had to have cause her to leave the safety of her vehicle and go into the woods. maybe someone she came across, frightened her, who knows, but even a slightly competent person would know to stay near a paved highway... I consider myself pretty outdoor savvy, I would never leave the safety of the road for the woods and into unknown hazards. Nah, Something had to have chased her into the woods, that’s the only logical explanation... might also explain the reason she can’t remember why she went into the woods
Children will leave the trail because they feel the need to hide. Gia's parents said she left the road to try to reach a bridge she thought was up the mountain above her. Obviously there is a significant cognitive issue here.
She also packed bags before she left her house, wouldn’t tell her brother where she was going, and S&R didn’t start finding the “clues” like her phone and shoes until the story broke as news. Her mom also posted a missing notice online the day after she left saying she might be going to California. At some point she said she had been “going to some coffee shops in North Bend”, but mysteriously wound up dumping her car in a known cell phone dead area. Hmmmm.
A member of search and rescue left a comment that she was right leaving the car and highway to hike through the woods.
Thank You bearded Legend
Good coverage of this case. Perhaps she misjudged and thought her car could reach the next gas station. Maybe she hitched a ride with the first vehicle passing and something bad happened on the way. From there she ends up in the woods and gets lost. I don’t believe she’d head into the woods for cell reception when standing on a roadway. Now back to read the links you left on Patreon. Thanks Nikia - very interesting case.
So glad to hear that she is well! She was found in the nick of time. She may have had an existential crisis as many do at around that age. You can also become manic through loss of sleep over days
Did the weather suggest hypothermia? Did any doctor diagnose hypothermia? Paradoxical undressing is practically mythical irl. Amnesia is both very rare and temporary. Blood work show anything? Mental history, current meds? Follow up with Gia.
Yesss I lost my road twice in the Puerto Rico mountains will I was doing some propaganda from the supermarkets I was alone and I was going in the same road in round and rounds is so scare
Very good coverage, thank you! Fascinating story.
Another excellent video! Thanks. I've got myself lost twice and I like to think I've got a good sense of direction. It's easier done than you realise.
I am glad she was found but it is strange how she does not remember. No map or sense of direction is a bad combo. Me I carry a map and compass as backup. I use Gut Hooks on my phone to keep me straight.
Well glad she was found ok!
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I am glad they found her , and found her alive.
What are things that can be taught to children to help establish good internal mapping habits? I have an excellent internal compass and can map by memory without trying. It just comes naturally to me, but others in my family have no sense of direction or landmarks. Do you know good habits to start early with children?
Great question. I need to do a video on this. Use maps on a regular basis with them. Have kids draw their own maps. Teach them how to be observant of major land features. At first this can just be features in a smaller area like a yard, but then build up too recognizing mountains. Teach them about how to find direction based on the sun and stars. Remind them of which direction they are going and frequently quiz them on their directions. Same for distance- both driving and walking. Have them guess how long it takes to get somewhere on a hike, comparing how much time it really took in the end. Review maps of new areas before your go. Then when you get there, quiz reaching on major features that are in the area and see if you can spot them. Download map & GPS apps to your phone that have downloadable maps that will work when there is no cell signal. Practice using them on a regular basis so they know how to use them on their own in an emergency.
@@RatandCat Yes! Great ideas, thank you! A video would be great and much appreciated. Sometimes when things come naturally to people, they have a really hard time explaining or teaching others.
Thanks again! Have a great day.
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Compass+bezel , and reading maps. Topo. And learning urban grid systems, eg. Street numbering and home numbering. Odd house numbers one side, evens the other. Ave vs st. Does your town have avenues north south? Or streets? Which is main street and zero block? Learning urban grids helps wilderness nav and vice versa. His tip to draw your own maps is great - but first they should know urban and wilderness maps, so they know what they are trying to make.
Thank you for sharing this story with me and glad that she was found okay ! How is the cabin by the river coming ? Have you checked the emergency sleeping bag out yet ? Take care , stay safe and healthy wherever your next adventure takes you ! Doing well here in Kansas .
Hi, great video and another baffling dissapearence. With a happy ending though. Last year there was a French guy in early 30' that left his house his dog, his keys, went out and soaked in the earth. A very big effort was put to find him by the law enforcement and regular rescue workers with helicopters and canines. He was lost for more than 6 weeks when someone spotted a totally desorientated guy walking barefoot in the middle of a river and talking to himself. He called an ambulance because he understood that it might be the guy everyone was trying to find. When asked he didn't know that he was lost, that he was missing for more than 6 weeks and why he was in the place he was found. After that he was put in a hospital for observation for a few days and discharged to his father's house. Since then not even one update and the family refuses to communicate with anyone on that case. Strange hein?
Gosh, that is one intriguing story! Perhaps he suffered some mental damage after getting lost and depleted of food and water? Post - Trauma ? Many possibilities come to mind!
@@jacksamuk he wasn't starved when he was found. It was a very thin guy already and would never survived more than 6 weeks without any food while moving. He was found very far from his home. He certainly had something arrived to him because he was in a trance type state while living his house without any gear, food or clothing. I was really baffled when this case was diffused on internet, then regional TV and without results finally the National TV with the missing photo and description of his dissapearence. But no one was able to locate him even with best rescue teams, hi tech materials. They combed everything but not a scent was ever picked. Then his immediate disappearance from medias and the silence of friends and family was very frustrating . Not much chances of having any follow up here...
@@karolinamura Was this in france where it happened? How far was he found from his home? Very interesting story
@@ronsmith1364 Yes it was in France . After checking again (it was some time ago and so many things happened since) he disappeared from Forest Landerneau July 24th and was found "swimming" in the river Élorn at the height of Guipavas 1st of September completely desorientated. The distance is 8km from the place of dissapearence. Apparently he left his place of living in Brest to go sleeping in his caravan in a terrain that he used with his dog in Forest landernau. Next morning he tied his dog to the caravan letting behind his phone his papers and without money. He was depressed and everyone were very concerned for his safety. Every searching protocols were applied without any results. Sorry for the error about his clothes while he was in the river.
Here are 2 French reports about the case. Use Google translate or ask me if You want something more. Definitely a very strange case. I contacted his friends and family but they never replied.
france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/bretagne/finistere/disparition-inquietante-forest-landerneau-nouvelles-homme-37-ans-24-juillet-1706620.amp
france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/bretagne/finistere/brest/finistere-disparu-pres-six-semaines-il-est-retrouve-se-baignant-riviere-1716793.html
@@karolinamura Thank you for supplying the details.
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I have a horrible sense of direction. I am left handed, as a child, my mother was determined to force me to right hand; it didn’t work. Maybe this affected my natural sense of placement & direction maybe? My mother did the same with my older sister and she was successful at conversion. I will add that my sisters sense of direction is also very bad.
Glad that today it is not considered so bad to be a lefty. I made up the lack of directional skill with artistic abilities. Just don’t ask me for directions.
This is really strange even before getting lost she was traveling someplace the family has know idea why she was even going that direction or why she would leave a roadway even.
So she had no plans or other motivations to travel...drives to a gas station and buys coffee (looks lucid, too), and skips gas on her trip to god knows where while her tank is running on empty? Gets stranded, instead of staying on the freeway or returning to her car where help would undoubtedly come, she ventured off the only stretch of civilization in an area completely foreign to her, with 0 survival gear? And somehow, made it out, but can't remember a thing? Kids this age don't tend to do drugs alone, mind you. She drove to the middle of nowhere and just took off.
She also packed bags before she left her house, wouldn’t tell her brother where she was going, and S&R didn’t start finding the “clues” like her phone and shoes until the story broke as news. Her mom also posted a missing notice online the day after she left saying she might be going to California. At some point she said she had been “going to some coffee shops in North Bend”, but mysteriously wound up dumping her car in a known cell phone dead area. Hmmmm.
I dont touch an unknown path without phone and garmin handheld gps. Nowadays I also have a garmin watch with gps so that's 3 safety measures
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I got lost on the noth Yorkshire Moores once it wasn't a good time very scary went around in circles didn't have adequate clothes was spring time and was getting late and rain and started fog set in plus I didn't have my phone at the time luckily l found my way back after hours and nearly taking another wrong turn I was fully preparing to just give up and sleep in a Bush its not so bad here in the UK because your never that far from civilisation I managed to get directions from a forestry worker although he wasn't very helpful or concerned. I couldn't imagine getting lost in the Pacific Northwest where people go missing all the time with bears mountain lions wolfs etc and hairy people. Saying that people go missing all the time in the uk and die of exposure or simply disappear completely steph young talked about that in her books.
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I got lost a hundred yards from my hotel once or twice over the years...
What really really happened???
So this girl has UA-cam videos
Interesting
Interesting story. Im curious as to explanation of why she removed her shoes and pants? Seems like a big deviation from highway looking/expectation of help, to walkin up a crick???!!
I am aware of the hypothermia theory regarding missing people..
Thank You.