Posted on 05/14/2016 2:49:20 PM PDT by moose07
A woman who wasm reported missing this week after she went hiking in North Carolina's Blueridge Mountains was reportedly found alive and tied to a tree.
The unnamed 64-year-old woman was reported missing near the Blueridge Parkway on Thursday after a friend called 911 in the early afternoon.
According to reports, the friend received texts messages from the woman, who said she was having some sort of emergency, according to the Citizen-Times.
After about an hour, the woman was reportedly found tied to a tree near a trail, according to a fire department dispatch radio recording obtained by WLOS.
Crime scene near Craggy Gardens on Parkway. Buncombe EOC says the 911 call was for a missing hiker @WLOS_13 pic.twitter.com/EwZqXgFFwn — Aaron Adelson (@AaronAdelson) May 12, 2016 "She's not deceased at this time," a rescue worker told the dispatcher. "She is tied to a tree. This is the one they were looking for."
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The man is described as an unkempt, white male, about 50 years old, with salt-and-pepper hair and fa scraggly beard, according to an NPS Rangers statement released Friday.
The suspect is believed to be wearing a light or faded grey short sleeve T-shirt, blue pants and dark tennis shoes. He may have smell musty from going unwashed for several days, according to the release.
Anyone with information that might lead to this suspect is asked to call an investigative tip line at 888-653-0009.
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There “wild men” that live by primitive camping in national parks. They are not numerous but they do exist
I wonder if she was a wacko and tied herself to the tree?
You couldn't have untied her before calling in?
Multiple strange things about this story. They had better make sure the woman didn't tie herself to the tree.
Strange , no specifics. You may be right.
Any banjo music to be heard?
It’s certainly within the realm of possibility that this is a nutty woman doing all this to get attention.
Does the term “tied to a tree” remind anyone else of the Iranian uprising?
LoL...
Not been reported ,,,yet. :)
Why would a 64 year old woman go hiking alone in the mountains?
To get away from stupid questions.
“He may smell musty...”
LOL...after a week of camping, nobody ever accused me of smelling “musty.” Does he have mildew between his fingers and toes?
LOL...touché!! Well played. Can’t top that!
Good question. Something ain’t right.
Was she fit to be tied?
No. They’d have had a man tied to the tree. Oink, oink.
Strange ,eh?
Evening Trish. :)
Let me guess: LGBT hate-crime hoax?
Hi, moose! It’s always nice to see you! :)
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