Posted on 10/25/2021 2:39:45 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A hiker lost on a mountain in Colorado ignored repeated calls from rescuers — later explaining that they had been unfamiliar with the phone number, authorities said.
The person was reported missing after they didn’t return from an expedition Oct. 18 on Mount Elbert, the highest peak in the state, Lake County Search and Rescue said.
Search crews canvassed the area the following day, but couldn’t find the hiker, officials said.
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I can actually sympathize with someone who hates telemuggers that much. :)
Just what I said.
Also, if you're in an area with spotty reception, you're more likely to get a text - and an actual call is more likely to kill your phone battery (I live in an area where this happens often).
I usually ignore unknown callers too. But if I were lost in the backcountry I sure would answer it. What a moron. No wonder he got lost.
Pavlovian response.
It’s never the final call though
Also while lost on the mountain, the hiker apparently fell for a Publisher’s Clearinghouse scam.
Colorado is for people too crazy for California.
Some people are lost whether they are miles out in the woods
or sitting on the couch at home.
I do the same thing - if it’s important leave me a message - but I think I would answer if I were lost in the mountains.
My comment was based upon the ridiculous mismatch in numbers.
‘A hiker’ is not ‘they’.
‘The person’ is not ‘they’.
These are singular constructions and should not be subsequently referenced as plurals.
We’re twisting ourselves in knots avoiding the use of simple terms such as he and she - or even it. Not knowing gender is a poor excuse. ‘He or she’ works better than ‘they’ to better adhere to the language I was taught.
Other sources say “he”. Truly weird writing from the post.
if the hiker could receive calls, why couldn’t they CALL FOR HELP
I don’t think he thought he was lost.
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