Posted on 11/28/2018 12:38:27 PM PST by BenLurkin
CAWKER CITY, Kan. (KAKE) -
A northern Kansas woman who went missing after her car got stuck in a weekend blizzard has been found dead.
Authorities at the Mitchell County command center for the search say the body of 37-year-old Tanya Eshbaugh, of Cawker City, was found in a field near Waconda Lake, about three miles from her car. She was on her way to work Sunday morning when she called in to say she wasn't going to make it due to the weather and was turning around to go home.
"It is believed that after getting her vehicle stuck in the ditch due to blizzard conditions that she exited the vehicle...," a flyer from Kansas Missing & Unsolved says.
(Excerpt) Read more at kake.com ...
It’s human nature to try to go get help but in a blizzard it can be a death sentence, even I know that and I’m a southerner. Always stay with the car.
RIP, Ms. Eshbaugh.
If you live in a blizzard prone area, always keep a couple of sleeping bags in the car during winter. Leaving the shelter of a car in a blizzard can kill you within hours.
Kansas had a blizzard before Christmas? But I thought we were all going to die from global warming.
Something ain’t right with this story.
The woman had a functioning car. The woman also had a functioning cell phone. The woman left the car and a short 3 miles later is dead? Sudden heart attack from a sedentary woman trudging through snow? Why else would you not use a cell phone to call for help?
In winter I keep heavy blankets, a shovel, extra gloves, hats and water in the car (in addition to extra batteries, chargers, flashlight, simple tools that are always there).
Needless to say, I have been stuck in the snow before. It can get very heavy here in the Northeast.
Hypothermia does strange things to the mind and body.
You see fall blizzards are a sign of global warming...LOL
Poor lady. She was just trying to get to work.
Stuck in a ditch
When I first arrived in Western, Kansas I was told by my fellow workers to keep emergency warm clothing or sleeping bag etc. during the Winter.
Also to stay in your vehicle as a snow plow would or some other emergency vehicle would visit all paved roads every day.
I did get stopped by the Highway Patrol in Pratt one week and told the road was closed. I spent the night in a motel and the next day, sure enough they had it cleared and there were drifts so deep that 18 wheelers were only showing the edge of a trailer. The drifts had to be 12-15 feet in places.
I guess there would be those odd times when a plow could not get through in a day but basically they could.
When in states that get a lot of snow, I too have always carried a winter kit (-30 blanket, extra gloves and hat, snow shovel, flashlight, electric flares, and a basic tool kit). That tool kit came in handy once when I had to saw off a muffler that was dragging on an interstate highway. You never know what could happen. Be ready for as much as you can be!
” Why else would you not use a cell phone to call for help?”
Could be that blizzards and cell phone batteries don’t get along very well.
No job I have ever had has been worth risking my life for when the weather/road conditions are bad. As a manager, I always tell that to my employees as well so they know that its alright if they can’t make it in for the day. I also keep an eye on the weather during the day and will let them know if a storm is coming and that they may head home if they wish before it gets bad out.
In Alaska back in 1968, military, we were told to keep several blankets, hard candy and a can of STERNO in the car at all times.
I’ve always done that in winter in the lower 48.
What good is the water if it freezes? (Not intended as sarcasm,just curious.)
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I dunno. Trudging through snow typically amps up the body heat.
Stuck in a ditch
Yes, her vehicle was stuck in a ditch, but I assume it still functioned and could provide internal heat.
Weird.
I’ve had very few exposures to driving in near-blizzard conditions but I can say I drove my rental car right into a plowed frozen field, following the tail lights of the car in front of me, on my way to St. Cloud MN years ago. I was afraid to stop, but visibility was basically nil. And that wasn’t even a real blizzard, it was a wind-blown whiteout on a sunny day.
Might go good with scotch.
Tragic. She had the look of someone with an extremely high intellect.
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