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23. UPDATE: Daylong search finds no trace of missing Vancouver hiker

Sun Jun 16, 2013, 02:50 PM

Jun 2013

By Marissa Harshman
Columbian Staff Reporter
Saturday, June 15, 2013

Amboy, WA — AMBOY — A daylong search in the dense woods of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest on Saturday failed to turn up any trace of a 19-year-old Vancouver woman who left her campground on Sunday, June 9, and never returned.

The search for Maureen Kelly was called off about 6 p.m. Saturday after about 75 volunteers from 17 search and rescue teams combed a four square mile search area in rugged terrain near Canyon Creek. Communications were coordinated by the Communications Unit from Yacolt Fire District 13 ...

One searcher received an ankle injury, and one of the search K-9’s split one of its paws.

“We are very fortunate that we did not receive any more injuries today, based upon the terrain we asked our search personnel to work in,” Cox said. The area was rough and steep with some areas covered in thick underbrush and wet moss, he said ...

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/jun/15/search-resumes-missing-vancouver-hiker/

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Naked woman missing in Washington forest (was on spiritual quest) [View all] Liberal_in_LA Jun 2013 OP

No GPS? Darwin Award candidate. FarCenter Jun 2013 #1

Her compass would help her out. If she knew how to use it. Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #14

naked on a spiritual quest burnodo Jun 2013 #31

I'd think that a DeLorme inReach would fit in a fanny pack? FarCenter Jun 2013 #34

I think you might be missing the point burnodo Jun 2013 #36

OP says "the 19-year-old Vancouver woman was wearing only a fanny pack with a compass and a knife"nt FarCenter Jun 2013 #39

Oh, my bad burnodo Jun 2013 #43

hiked all my young life in wa forests without gps. a lot of people did. darwin award is the idea HiPointDem Jun 2013 #38

Were you naked at night with temps in the low 50s in a rugged canyon? FarCenter Jun 2013 #40

your post was about gps, not nakedness. but in fact, it would be possible to survive naked HiPointDem Jun 2013 #42

^^^^THIS^^^^ cliffordu Jun 2013 #62

FAIL. A map and compass (and the knowledge of how to use them) will suffice. kestrel91316 Jun 2013 #58

We did all the trail maintenance in Gifford Pinchot , 1971-1976 what is this GPS you speak of? bahrbearian Jun 2013 #60

GPS + satellite comms is a technology with a potential to offset a modest amount of stupidity. FarCenter Jun 2013 #68

but which way is north? bahrbearian Jun 2013 #71

GPS hiking units show bearing, direction and speed. FarCenter Jun 2013 #74

Lots of sasquatch are in that area Ter Jun 2013 #2

And the ever elusive Pacific Tree Octopus Matariki Jun 2013 #9

Please tell us Shankapotomus Jun 2013 #20

You never know. BlueToTheBone Jun 2013 #48

I can only wonder Shankapotomus Jun 2013 #64

Ter believes in all that shit. Codeine Jun 2013 #67

Four hours before sunset, and the crescent moon planning to set as dusk ends, she sets off naked struggle4progress Jun 2013 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author sadbear Jun 2013 #4

... Search and rescue crews suspended their effort at around 8 Monday night and plan on resuming struggle4progress Jun 2013 #5

thanks for the additional info. hope they find her soon. Liberal_in_LA Jun 2013 #7

Magic mushrooms? Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #6

Officials: Missing Wash. Woman's 'Survivability Factor' at Risk struggle4progress Jun 2013 #8

Damn! In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #11

Aw dang, best wishes to her spirit and her body. uppityperson Jun 2013 #13

Friends don't let friends wander off naked apples and oranges Jun 2013 #10

You would be guessing wrong. See post #8 above. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2013 #12

Mike57 said: FarCenter Jun 2013 #15

"More proof the Washington State is becoming the California of the north." Le Taz Hot Jun 2013 #19

But she's from Vancouver... That's pretty much Portland. penultimate Jun 2013 #51

Search Resumes For Missing Vancouver Woman struggle4progress Jun 2013 #16

Sounds sort of like this story: Warren DeMontague Jun 2013 #17

I had to check your link, but I remember that story now. NaturalHigh Jun 2013 #49

The movie was worth a watch. Warren DeMontague Jun 2013 #52

I hope it ends well, but I fear the odds are not in her favor. nt Buns_of_Fire Jun 2013 #18

Agree and agree. gateley Jun 2013 #46

One positive note ... they have a record number of volunteers searching Eddie Haskell Jun 2013 #21

Hope she has mosquito repellent. . B Calm Jun 2013 #22

UPDATE: Daylong search finds no trace of missing Vancouver hiker struggle4progress Jun 2013 #23

She has qualified for a Darwin and is in spiritual communion with other evolutionary failures. hobbit709 Jun 2013 #24

She's nineteen. Lots of us look back to that time of life and wonder how we survived. struggle4progress Jun 2013 #26

I did a lot of crazy things but walking into the deep woods naked was not one of them. hobbit709 Jun 2013 #27

You should be glad, then. Warren DeMontague Jun 2013 #54

No shit. Warren DeMontague Jun 2013 #53

Really? As goofy as it sounds, it's even goofier to me that her friends Cleita Jun 2013 #25

if she's still missing RedstDem Jun 2013 #28

I did some stupid things back when I was a kid. texanwitch Jun 2013 #29

I was thinking the same thing... penultimate Jun 2013 #41

Was he the guy in desert. texanwitch Jun 2013 #44

I believe the one I'm referring to ultimately ended dying in Alaska. penultimate Jun 2013 #50

She went out with nothing but her skin. texanwitch Jun 2013 #63

Back in my college days, I had some friends who regularly backpacked naked struggle4progress Jun 2013 #55

Did they ever explain the reasoning behind it? penultimate Jun 2013 #56

Guess it's bare season. Orrex Jun 2013 #30

I hope that is the only bare in the woods. texanwitch Jun 2013 #33

she's either courageous, troubled, or both burnodo Jun 2013 #32

I hope so. texanwitch Jun 2013 #35

She has been missing a week. Motown_Johnny Jun 2013 #45

People have to make their own decisions burnodo Jun 2013 #47

Man, I sure hope she's OK, but a week? Whew. I'm sure her family is going crazy with Nay Jun 2013 #65

Best to carry a Spot tracker if you are going into remote areas, especially when you're alone. Skeeter Barnes Jun 2013 #37

I wish they'd had that sort of thing back in my solo backpacking days. Would have kestrel91316 Jun 2013 #59

I know a few people that have them Major Nikon Jun 2013 #72

She's very pretty, she's 19, she's naked, she's on a "spiritual quest"... Lugal Zaggesi Jun 2013 #57

Sadly, that was exactly my reaction, when I learned they could trace her trail struggle4progress Jun 2013 #66

"drunken hikers"? Matariki Jun 2013 #75

I've seen Lugal Zaggesi Jun 2013 #76

She has been missing for a week. chervilant Jun 2013 #61

Sadly, the search has been suspended. pnwmom Jun 2013 #69

Still hope she is alive somehow. texanwitch Jun 2013 #70

It's very possible to die from exposure at such temperatures when one is naked. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #73

Saddest episode of "Portlandia" ever. n/t alp227 Jun 2013 #77

Jesus. I hope she had a can of DEET with her... catbyte Jun 2013 #78