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In reply to the discussion: HANNAH ANDERSON AND ABDUCTOR BELIEVED SPOTTED IN IDAHO; REMAINS OF CHILD OUND IN BOULEVARD FIRE IDEN [View all]2naSalit
(102,548 posts)Thanks for posting these updates. I have family in the East County area and I live a few hours' drive from the Frank Church Wilderness. It is indeed large and rugged territory, any number of bad things can happen in such a place especially for those unfamiliar with it. And even for those who are familiar with this area, it is a pretty challenging place to negotiate. I have been there several times and I make plans way ahead of time before venturing out in the wilderness. Sounds like this guy was planning for some time and may have been there before.
I didn't sleep well last night and kept waking up thinking about this... it occurred to me that he may be engaging in a death march of sorts. Seriously, this guy has nothing left to lose at this point so whatever he does from this point on will probably end n his demise, so what (I'm speculating his thought process here) if the girl doesn't survive as long as he gets his thrill for a short term? It would appear that he doesn't have a long term plan if he has gone this far in destroying everything behind them and then heads into a high elevation, northern latitude wilderness in late summer. Sure there are ancient mining claims with possible decaying structures and maybe a few caves to hide in... they are probably inhabited by wildlife... so I can imagine that he has no plan for either of them to last very long. There are health issues that hit quickly like hypothermia and elevation sickness (see that up in my area with tourists from sea level).
Hope they get her out of there safely.
And thanks, again for keeping us informed. (I am seeing news of this originating from Missoula, MT today.)