Wow, could you survive this long in SF Canyon?

May 4, 2021
8:59:45am

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Woman who disappeared in November after camping in Spanish Fork Canyon found alive

A 47-year-old woman thought to be missing after her car and camping equipment were discovered abandoned in November was found alive in Spanish Fork Canyon on Monday after a search and rescue team followed up on the case.

https://www.ksl.com/article/50159222/woman-who-disappeared-in-november-after-camping-in-spanish-fork-canyon-found-alive

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Wow, could you survive this long in SF Canyon?

Penske Material

5/4/21 8:59am

I read that earlier today and my first thought is she wasn't there the whole

Ojiisan

5/4/21 9:02am

That must be the case. She either walked or hitchhiked.

jdub

5/4/21 9:03am

Did she walk/hitchhike to a homeless shelter to stay for 5+ months? The article said she had lost a lot of weight and

SierraCoug

5/4/21 9:25am

My wife and I talked about that earlier this morning. I don't think I could.

jdub

5/4/21 9:02am

The moss and grass stuff would be hard to live off of all winter--if you could

Ojiisan

5/4/21 9:04am

Exactly.

jdub

5/4/21 9:04am

That's actually pretty impressive.

Cosmodiar

5/4/21 9:03am

By eating grass and moss?

Eddie

5/4/21 9:07am

Not enough nutrition or calories in grass or moss. You would die of malnutrition

85fan

5/4/21 10:18am

Exactly what my wife said. You can fill your belly, but still starve.

jdub

5/4/21 10:34am

Years ago we went on a tour of the Everglades (on a airboat).

85fan

5/4/21 10:42am

I agree. I think she had to have been somewhere else for at least some of those 5 months.

IdahoCoug

5/4/21 10:44am

In the article I read, it said she had lost a lot of weight and was malnourished

Eddie

5/4/21 12:17pm

No and neither did she.

rivercitycoug

5/4/21 9:08am

Go on...

Vincent's Picks

5/4/21 9:10am

I’m just skeptical of stories like this. Grass and moss, below freezing temps

rivercitycoug

5/4/21 9:21am

Article makes it sound like law enforcement concluded she was there the entire time.

SierraCoug

5/4/21 9:32am

I don't know how they could conclude that.

jdub

5/4/21 9:33am

What evidence/signs would you look for to determine if somebody had been camping for months? The only reason she was

SierraCoug

5/4/21 9:40am

A very, very large pile of human poop

Vincent's Picks

5/4/21 9:55am

Yeah, I get that she was probably there most of that time. But how could you be certain...

jdub

5/4/21 10:00am

The location was remote up Diamond Fork. She didn’t have a car. Was she walking back and forth to SF in winter to buy

SierraCoug

5/4/21 10:10am

I don't know, man, but I also don't know how she survives on moss and grass that would be covered up by snow.

jdub

5/4/21 10:13am

I'm skeptical too, sounds a lot like the lady who got "lost" in Zions last year

Penske Material

5/4/21 9:33am

i'm kinda with you, especially after watching some seasons of Alone.

The Pope

5/4/21 9:54am

i'm listening...

The Pope

5/4/21 9:17am

Yep. Similar to the lady who "dissapeared" in Zion last year

Backcountry

5/4/21 1:17pm

Fascinating story. It would be really interesting to hear where she actually went, what she did, etc.

IdahoCoug

5/4/21 9:13am

I’m sure it’ll make a great Hallmark movie someday.

DKN

5/4/21 9:18am

A handsome hiker ventures by. What a coincidence! They dated in high school.

JoeMamaBesser

5/4/21 9:54am

He was going to college on a football scholarship as a star QB, until he hurt

Ojiisan

5/4/21 9:59am

They volunteer for a community event together and she discovers that she

stenso

5/4/21 10:42am

RE: They volunteer for a community event together and she discovers that she

IdahoCoug

5/4/21 10:47am

Always the same storyline, just slight changes to the details.

stenso

5/4/21 10:52am

I'm just glad my wife isn't into that. Getting her to watch any movie is an accomplishment.

IdahoCoug

5/4/21 10:58am

Can we sell this to Hallmark and split the profit? I hope Mario Lopez is

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