[ProtectOurFreedom]

"car at the trailhead" -- funny how that was omitted from the story, isn't it? That's usually how search & rescue starts out.

“I figured, ‘Let’s take that road and see where it leads.’” It was 10 miles up a pretty steep road, but I got to the trailhead.” So he was in unfamiliar territory, to boot.

[oldasrocks]

I got lost in the woods once. Kept firing 3 shots in the air till I ran out of arrows.

Actually in new territory the trick is to stop every few yards and look back. going back always looks different so you need to get familiar with that direction. Eons ago we did a lot of survival camping for fun. A little common sense, sense of direction and supplies-like was said above— makes all the difference.

[gundog]

A little dark, but this guy died, lost in Oregon:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PF-wDxP-_94

Looks like it took four days to find his car.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Levin_(actor)