There is a reason to call it WILDERNESS, it is ‘in the wild’! Naive tourists on their own without the proper tools risk not only themselves but endanger others sent to look for them. Just last week there was the report of a hiker killed by a black bear after his group scattered.
For me to do the same thing as this unfortunate woman, I’d have my GPS, solar recharger and that inexpensive MARSAT rescue beacon. Not to mention any number of the wilderness survival guides.
Sympathy to her and her family BUT her life was not wasted if she can be a good example of how NOT TO DO IT!
a simple old style compass was all she needed to save her own life.....