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In reply to the discussion: Yoga teacher found alive after going missing 2 weeks ago in Hawaii forest [View all]Hekate
(100,133 posts)Reading this thread, one would get the impression she was hunky-dory, and this is not the case. The sun is nothing to take lightly in Hawai'i. I imagine her skin is also compromised by every inch being covered with mosquito bites. She's injured, all right.
As for how you get lost in a small area of tropical forest: you leave the trail. Maybe this yoga teacher decided what she really needed that day was peace and meditation, away from all those hikers and runners clogging up the trails. Maybe she didn't realize this area of under 4 square miles was not Central Park, but a geologically rugged natural piece of a volcanic island. A lot of posters seem to be under the impression that it's flat and easy to see where you are, like a city park.
A combination of stupidity and bad luck that could have been fatal. Plus, I have no idea why her car was not broken into and her cell phone and wallet taken.