Exactly. Everyone claims how experienced she was. Hardly. She got off the trail to pee and then headed farther away to get cell reception. She’s no smarter than a 14 year old with their nose in their phones. As if she couldn’t tie a string to a tree beside the trail to find her way back or not go more than 3 paces off the trail. Or better yet, end it when her partner left. She packed a phone but not a paper map and a simple compass. Sorry, no sympathy for her but sympathy for those who found her and had to haul her back. There is no excuse for her incompetence and selfishness.
One of the many things I carry in my grab bags is a roll of orange survey flag tape. Very useful stuff when going off the trail and you don’t have to cut on a tree.