My Dad lived in very cold climates. He told us being stranded on a road in a car with snow and cold is a life threatening emergency and should be anticipated with a family plan of action...just like if there was a fire in the house. My Dad's first rule was that you have a better chance to survive (most times) by remaining with the car. You play the odds and take your best shot. Sadly,the Dad would be alive today had he done this.
In 1995 someone did just that and he starved to death sitting in his car on the same road.
Last Feb a family in their RV wouldn't have been found for weeks if it weren't for two of the family members to leave the RV to get help all because SAR never thought they would have gone that far.
There are three cases where people were stranded in their vehicles either on the same road or near it and in all cases SAR never thought the people would have gone that far.
Does anyone else see the pattern here?
How is it possible that a car stuck on a road (not lost in a ditch or hit a tree) cannot be found in a timely manner? Surely they could have dispatched search crews on all of those roads with the proper equipment.
Locals have said - a lot of people make the wrong turn on that road it happens all the time.
The pilot who found the Kim's by their car knew they would be in that area and he found them.
The lodge owner found the car tracks and urged LE to search the area - they didn't. He knew they would be there.