Posted on 11/17/2017 4:59:16 PM PST by nickcarraway
Two Fort Hood soldiers who went for a hike Monday evening at Chalk Ridge Falls Park ended up staying the night after getting lost, according to the Bell County Sheriff’s Department.
The two soldiers, both women, were hiking at the park along Stillhouse Hollow Lake when it began to get dark and they lost their way, said Bell County Sheriff’s Department spokesman T.J. Cruz.
They called 911 when they got lost.
Deputies searched with dogs for the soldiers.
“They were hiking along the fence line when they took a left instead of a right,” Cruz said. “They were never in distress at any point.”
The soldiers regained cellphone service Tuesday morning, called their friends and were able to get a ride home.
They found their way out of the hiking trail between 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., and contacted the sheriff’s department.
Deputies then met up with the duo to make sure they were all right, Cruz said.
Chalk Ridge Falls Park features a 3.1-mile hiking trail. It is by Stillhouse Hollow Lake.
I have heard stories from trout fishermen in north Georgia that when they fish the Cooper Creek WMA, they come across some bedraggled and somewhat terrain dazzled Ranger School students. It is a little bit harder to get lost back in there, especially when you are just learning how to use a map and compass.
Not to mention the 2 Water Treatment Plants. I used to work at one of them. Both Manned 24/7/365 and well lit with BIG LIGHTS!
3.1 miles?
AND a fence line.
Too stupid.
That’s funny right there.
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It sounds more like battle of the bulge.
Malmedy, Baugnez crossroads, Ligneuville, Stavelot, just to name a few.
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